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About Jaswa Village

Jaswa is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 508 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Jaswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaswa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 508
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Jaswa compares

By the 2011 count Jaswa is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jaswa

Jaswa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaswa 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 Haripur, Harkheli, Ichalo and Jabar. 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 Jaswa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaswa village had a population of 972. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Jaswa village has 508 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaswa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Jaswa covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaswa falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Jaswa 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 Jaswa.

Jaswa 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 Jaswa today is likely to be higher.

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