About Jagjiwanpur Village

Jagjiwanpur is a mid sized village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 363 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Jagjiwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagjiwanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	696
Male Population	363
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagjiwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagjiwanpur is the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jagjiwanpur

Jagjiwanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagjiwanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jagjiwanpur from other places

Jagjiwanpur lies about 32 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 Jagjiwanpur
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	32 km

Villages closest to Jagjiwanpur

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

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Common questions about Jagjiwanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagjiwanpur village had a population of 696. That makes it the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Jagjiwanpur village has 363 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagjiwanpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Jagjiwanpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagjiwanpur falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagjiwanpur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 village for Jagjiwanpur.

Jagjiwanpur is about 32 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagjiwanpur is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 6.2 km away. Sarmera is about 7.4 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.