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About Jiwanpur Village

Jiwanpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 303 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Jiwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 303
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jiwanpur is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Jiwanpur

Jiwanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jiwanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiwanpur from other places

Jiwanpur lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karauta, about 8.2 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 Jiwanpur
Nearest railway station Karauta 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 10 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Jiwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwanpur village had a population of 577. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Jiwanpur village has 303 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwanpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Jiwanpur covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiwanpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiwanpur is Karauta, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jiwanpur.

Jiwanpur is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwanpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Karauta is about 8.2 km away. Harnaut is about 10 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surhari (under 2 km), Chhiddi (under 2 km) and Bheria (1.5 km).

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

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