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About Jianganj Village

Jianganj is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,545, made up of 6,088 males and 5,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1860 hectares hectares.

Jianganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jianganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 1860 hectares
Population 11,545
Male Population 6,088
Female Population 5,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jianganj compares

By the 2011 count Jianganj is the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 1860 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 920.

Getting to Jianganj

Jianganj 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 Jianganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jianganj from other places

Jianganj lies about 24 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 4.1 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 Jianganj
Nearest railway station Sarsi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 6.3 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 6.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 24 km

Villages closest to Jianganj

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 Jianganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jianganj village had a population of 11,545. That makes it the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Jianganj village has 6,088 males and 5,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jianganj has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Jianganj covers 1860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jianganj falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jianganj is Sarsi, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jianganj.

Jianganj is about 24 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jianganj is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 4.1 km away. Banmankhi is about 6.3 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jianganj Milik (1.9 km), Maharajganj (2.5 km) and Majhua Pemraj Milik (3.2 km).

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

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