About Jiwdhara Village

Jiwdhara is a large village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,416 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwdhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwdhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Piprakothi
Pincode	845429
Area (hectares)	150.9 hectares
Population	2,674
Male Population	1,416
Female Population	1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jiwdhara compares

By the 2011 count Jiwdhara is the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 150.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Jiwdhara

Jiwdhara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jiwdhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiwdhara from other places

Jiwdhara lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, 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 Jiwdhara
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piprakothi	4.1 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	7.8 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	11 km

Villages closest to Jiwdhara

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

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Common questions about Jiwdhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwdhara village had a population of 2,674. That makes it the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Jiwdhara village has 1,416 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwdhara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Jiwdhara is 845429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwdhara covers 150.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jiwdhara falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiwdhara is Jiwdhara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Jiwdhara is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwdhara is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about under 2 km away. Piprakothi is about 4.1 km away. Mothīhāri is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.