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About Jabra Village

Jabra is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,181 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Jabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 2,224
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabra compares

By the 2011 count Jabra is the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jabra

Jabra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jabra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jabra from other places

Jabra lies about 54 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, 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 Jabra
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 5.6 km
District headquarters Rohtas 54 km

Villages closest to Jabra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabra village had a population of 2,224. That makes it the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Jabra village has 1,181 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Jabra covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jabra falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jabra is Garhnokha, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jabra.

Jabra is about 54 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabra is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 5.0 km away. Garhnokha is about 5.6 km away. Rohtas is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Pauni (under 2 km) and Baligawan (under 2 km).

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

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