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About Juniar Village

Juniar is one of the larger villages in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,503, made up of 3,366 males and 3,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares.

Juniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juniar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Area (hectares) 577 hectares
Population 6,503
Male Population 3,366
Female Population 3,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Juniar compares

By the 2011 count Juniar is the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Juniar

Juniar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Juniar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Juniar from other places

Juniar lies about 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 5.3 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 Juniar
Nearest railway station Hilsa 5.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 16 km

Villages closest to Juniar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Juniar village had a population of 6,503. That makes it the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Juniar village has 3,366 males and 3,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juniar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Juniar covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Juniar falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Juniar is Hilsa, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Juniar is about 16 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juniar is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 5.3 km away. Nalanda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijla (under 2 km), Puna (under 2 km) and Gulni (2.2 km).

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

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