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About Junhari Village

Junhari is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,290 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Junhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,290
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Junhari compares

By the 2011 count Junhari is the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Junhari

Junhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Junhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Junhari from other places

Junhari lies about 19 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 4.9 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 Junhari
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 6.4 km
Nearest town Kasba 8.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 19 km

Villages closest to Junhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junhari village had a population of 2,522. That makes it the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Junhari village has 1,290 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junhari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Junhari is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Junhari covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Junhari falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Junhari is Garh Banaili, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Junhari.

Junhari is about 19 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junhari is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 4.9 km away. Jalalgarh is about 6.4 km away. Kasba is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begampur (1.6 km), Girda (1.7 km) and Sapa (1.8 km).

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

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