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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 531 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 531
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 17 km from Giriak, and the nearest railway station is Nalanda, about 5.0 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 Nalanda 5.0 km
Nearest town Silao 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 17 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 1,070. That makes it the 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Jalalpur village has 531 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Jalalpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalalpur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Nalanda, about 5.0 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 17 km from Giriak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about 5.0 km away. Silao is about 6.7 km away. Giriak is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satauwa (5.9 km), Chorsua (12 km) and Pokharpur (13 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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