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About Japharpur Village

Japharpur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 147 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Japharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 147
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Japharpur compares

By the 2011 count Japharpur is the 114th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Japharpur

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

How far is Japharpur from other places

Japharpur lies about 142 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 5.6 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 Japharpur
Nearest town Rosera 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 5.8 km
District headquarters Purnia 142 km

Villages closest to Japharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Japharpur village had a population of 269. That makes it the 114th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Japharpur village has 147 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japharpur has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Japharpur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Japharpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Japharpur is Rusera Ghat, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Japharpur.

Japharpur is about 142 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Japharpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Rosera is about 4.9 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 5.6 km away. Dagarua is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pariharpur (under 2 km), Mahammadpur (2.7 km) and Mathaur (3.2 km).

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

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