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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 273 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 273
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 64th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jalalpur

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

Jalalpur lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Maranchi Halt, about under 2 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 railway station Maranchi Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 6.2 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 503. That makes it the 64th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Jalalpur village has 273 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Jalalpur covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalalpur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Maranchi Halt, about under 2 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 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Maranchi Halt is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 6.2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg 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 Ganj (under 2 km), Muhammadpur (under 2 km) and Chande Dih (under 2 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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