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About Jabar Village

Jabar is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,352, made up of 1,224 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Jabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jabar compares

By the 2011 count Jabar is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jabar

Jabar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jabar 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Habka, Harahi, Haripur and Harkheli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabar village had a population of 2,352. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Jabar village has 1,224 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabar has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Jabar covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jabar falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Jabar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jabar.

Jabar is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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