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About Jalpar Village

Jalpar is a small village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 158 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Jalpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalpar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Pakribarawan
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 158
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalpar compares

By the 2011 count Jalpar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jalpar

Jalpar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalpar as Available within <5 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 Jalpar from other places

Jalpar lies about 22 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Ghauspur, about 11 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 Jalpar
Tehsil headquarters Pakribarawan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Ghauspur 11 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 12 km
District headquarters Nawada 22 km

Villages closest to Jalpar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalpar village had a population of 296. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Jalpar village has 158 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalpar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Jalpar covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalpar falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalpar is Baghi Ghauspur, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalpar.

Jalpar is about 22 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalpar is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Pakribarawan is about under 2 km away. Baghi Ghauspur is about 11 km away. Wāris Alīganj 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 Pakri Barwan (under 2 km), Dola (1.8 km) and Rais (2.7 km).

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

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