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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,012 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bikram
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 27th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 16 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 Jamalpur
Tehsil headquarters Bikram 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Pali 16 km
District headquarters Patna 34 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 27th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Jamalpur village has 1,012 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Jamalpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Pali, about 16 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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 3.2 km away. Pali is about 16 km away. Patna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichourha (under 2 km), Shahjahanpur (under 2 km) and Beni Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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