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About Jatwaliya Village

Jatwaliya is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,542, made up of 2,345 males and 2,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Jatwaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatwaliya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 4,542
Male Population 2,345
Female Population 2,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatwaliya compares

By the 2011 count Jatwaliya is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Jatwaliya

Jatwaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jatwaliya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jatwaliya from other places

Jatwaliya lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 6.2 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 Jatwaliya
Nearest railway station Semra 6.2 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 30 km

Villages closest to Jatwaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatwaliya village had a population of 4,542. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Jatwaliya village has 2,345 males and 2,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatwaliya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Jatwaliya covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jatwaliya falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jatwaliya is Semra, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jatwaliya.

Jatwaliya is about 12 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatwaliya is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 6.2 km away. Mothīhāri is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran 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 Siswa Mangat (5.7 km), Malkauniya (8.8 km) and Bikrampur (9.2 km).

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

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