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About Jolahgawan Village

Jolahgawan is a large village in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,264 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.9 hectares hectares.

Jolahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolahgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Bankatwa
Area (hectares) 141.9 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jolahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Jolahgawan is the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 141.9 hectares work out to about 17 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 916.

Getting to Jolahgawan

Jolahgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jolahgawan as Available within 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanukhi, Indarwa Phulwar, Jagirha Kamraula and Jhanjhara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jolahgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolahgawan village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Jolahgawan village has 1,264 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolahgawan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Jolahgawan covers 141.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jolahgawan falls under Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Jolahgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jolahgawan.

Jolahgawan is in Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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