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About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a small village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 137 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 137
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Janakpur

Janakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janakpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janakpur from other places

Janakpur lies about 14 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 5.6 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 Janakpur
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 5.6 km
Nearest town Fatwa 11 km
District headquarters Patna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 15 km

Villages closest to Janakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 272. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Janakpur village has 137 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Janakpur covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janakpur falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Janakpur is Gawaspur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Janakpur.

Janakpur is about 14 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janakpur is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Gawaspur is about 5.6 km away. Fatwa is about 11 km away. Patna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokali (6.9 km), Lodipur (7.3 km) and Khurrampur (7.4 km).

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

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