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About Jotlakhai Village

Jotlakhai is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,841, made up of 3,535 males and 3,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotlakhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotlakhai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Pincode 854303
Area (hectares) 1155 hectares
Population 6,841
Male Population 3,535
Female Population 3,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Jotlakhai compares

By the 2011 count Jotlakhai is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 1155 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jotlakhai

Jotlakhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jotlakhai 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 Jotlakhai from other places

Jotlakhai lies about 8.8 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 8.6 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 Jotlakhai
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 8.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.8 km

Villages closest to Jotlakhai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Jotlakhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotlakhai village had a population of 6,841. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Jotlakhai village has 3,535 males and 3,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotlakhai has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Jotlakhai is 854303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotlakhai covers 1155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jotlakhai falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jotlakhai is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 8.6 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 Jotlakhai.

Jotlakhai is about 8.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotlakhai is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 8.6 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 8.6 km away. Purnia is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotlakhai Milik (under 2 km), Goasi (1.8 km) and Sosa (2.0 km).

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

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