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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 591 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 591
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 64th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jahanpur

The census records public bus service for Jahanpur 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 Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 5.9 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 Jahanpur
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 5.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 64th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Jahanpur village has 591 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Jahanpur covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahanpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Dalkhola, about 5.9 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 Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 3.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 5.9 km away. Kasba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiraia (1.7 km), Chandargaon (1.8 km) and Bhasia (1.9 km).

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

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