About Jahana Village

Jahana is a mid sized village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 948 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Jahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Bind
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	1,822
Male Population	948
Female Population	874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahana compares

By the 2011 count Jahana is the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jahana

Jahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jahana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahana from other places

Jahana lies about 30 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jahana
Tehsil headquarters	Bind	1.8 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	15 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	30 km

Villages closest to Jahana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bind tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahana village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Jahana village has 948 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Jahana covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahana falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahana is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jahana.

Jahana is about 30 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahana is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 1.8 km away. Bar Bigha is about 9.9 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.