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About Jakiyari Village

Jakiyari is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,918, made up of 2,558 males and 2,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakiyari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 4,918
Male Population 2,558
Female Population 2,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakiyari compares

By the 2011 count Jakiyari is the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Jakiyari

The census records public bus service for Jakiyari as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakiyari from other places

Jakiyari lies about 37 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Raxaul, about 2.1 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 Jakiyari
Nearest railway station Raxaul 2.1 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 37 km

Villages closest to Jakiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakiyari village had a population of 4,918. That makes it the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Jakiyari village has 2,558 males and 2,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakiyari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Jakiyari is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakiyari covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakiyari falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakiyari is Raxaul, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakiyari.

Jakiyari is about 37 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakiyari is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 2.1 km away. Purba Champaran is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatiyahi (under 2 km), Chikni (under 2 km) and Khirichiya (1.6 km).

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

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