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About Jhanwan Village

Jhanwan is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,586, made up of 1,896 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Jhanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 3,586
Male Population 1,896
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Jhanwan is the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jhanwan

Jhanwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhanwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhanwan from other places

Jhanwan lies about 4.7 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 3.1 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 Jhanwan
Nearest railway station Noorsarai 3.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 4.7 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.9 km

Villages closest to Jhanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanwan village had a population of 3,586. That makes it the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Jhanwan village has 1,896 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanwan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Jhanwan covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhanwan falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhanwan is Noorsarai, about 3.1 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 km distance for Jhanwan.

Jhanwan is about 4.7 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanwan is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 3.1 km away. Nalanda is about 4.7 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andhana (under 2 km), Kundi (1.9 km) and Chak Chandasi (2.0 km).

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

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