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About Jhangar Tola Village

Jhangar Tola is a large village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,867, made up of 1,545 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhangar Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhangar Tola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Pincode 852122
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 2,867
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhangar Tola compares

By the 2011 count Jhangar Tola is the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jhangar Tola

Jhangar Tola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhangar Tola 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhangar Tola from other places

Jhangar Tola lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Murliganj, about 6.3 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 Jhangar Tola
Nearest railway station Murliganj 6.3 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Jhangar Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banmankhi 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 Jhangar Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhangar Tola village had a population of 2,867. That makes it the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Jhangar Tola village has 1,545 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhangar Tola has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Jhangar Tola is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhangar Tola covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhangar Tola falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhangar Tola is Murliganj, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Jhangar Tola.

Jhangar Tola is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhangar Tola is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Murliganj is about 6.3 km away. Murlīganj is about 6.4 km away. Banmankhi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhaipur (under 2 km), Sahoria Subhai (1.8 km) and Chandpur Bhagha Milik (1.8 km).

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

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