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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 379 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 379
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jalalpur

Jalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 82 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about under 2 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Goldinganj under 2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 25 km
District headquarters Nalanda 82 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

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

Common questions about Jalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 789. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Jalalpur village has 379 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Jalalpur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalalpur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Goldinganj, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 82 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Goldinganj is about under 2 km away. Chāpra is about 9.2 km away. Chandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheria (4.1 km), Chandpur (6.5 km) and Birnawan (7.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jalalpur today is likely to be higher.

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