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About Joginia Village

Joginia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 492 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Joginia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joginia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 492
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Joginia compares

By the 2011 count Joginia is the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Joginia

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

How far is Joginia from other places

Joginia lies about 41 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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 Joginia
Nearest railway station Kanki 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Joginia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joginia village had a population of 932. That makes it the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Joginia village has 492 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joginia has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Joginia covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Joginia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Joginia is Kanki, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Joginia.

Joginia is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joginia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Kishanganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasibari (under 2 km), Sisabari (under 2 km) and Dhobinia (under 2 km).

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

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