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About Jiagachhi Village

Jiagachhi is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 1,008 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Jiagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiagachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,928
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 920
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 Jiagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Jiagachhi is the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jiagachhi

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

Jiagachhi lies about 13 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 6.9 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 Jiagachhi
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 13 km

Villages closest to Jiagachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Jiagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiagachhi village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Jiagachhi village has 1,008 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiagachhi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Jiagachhi covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiagachhi falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiagachhi is Ranipatra, about 6.9 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 km distance for Jiagachhi.

Jiagachhi is about 13 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiagachhi is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.9 km away. Purnia East is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadaur (under 2 km), Tariabhag (under 2 km) and Belwa (1.8 km).

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

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