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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 387 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Pincode 803111
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 387
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 42 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 4.3 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 Jalalpur
Nearest town Nawāda 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 27 km
District headquarters Nalanda 42 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silao 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 753. That makes it the 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Jalalpur village has 387 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Jalalpur is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Nawadah, about 4.3 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 42 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Nawāda is about 4.1 km away. Nawadah is about 4.3 km away. Silao is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamar Diha (20 km), Sithaura (21 km) and Nagri (21 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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