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About Janhaul Village

Janhaul is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,094, made up of 1,060 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Janhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 2,094
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janhaul compares

By the 2011 count Janhaul is the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Janhaul

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

Janhaul lies about 24 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 2.4 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 Janhaul
Nearest railway station Laundh 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 6.7 km
Nearest town Rajauli 13 km
District headquarters Nawada 24 km

Villages closest to Janhaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janhaul village had a population of 2,094. That makes it the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Janhaul village has 1,060 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janhaul has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Janhaul covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janhaul falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Janhaul is Laundh, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Janhaul.

Janhaul is about 24 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janhaul is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 2.4 km away. Sirdala is about 6.7 km away. Rajauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaugawan (under 2 km), Chamotha (1.5 km) and Laun (1.5 km).

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

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