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About Janjra Village

Janjra is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 471 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janjra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janjra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Pincode 821113
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 471
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janjra compares

By the 2011 count Janjra is the 76th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Janjra

Janjra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janjra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Janjra from other places

Janjra lies about 33 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 5.7 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 Janjra
Nearest railway station Khurmabad 5.7 km
Nearest town Sasarām 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 33 km
District headquarters Rohtas 33 km

Villages closest to Janjra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janjra village had a population of 906. That makes it the 76th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Janjra village has 471 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janjra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Janjra is 821113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janjra covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janjra falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Janjra is Khurmabad, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Janjra.

Janjra is about 33 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janjra is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 5.7 km away. Sasarām is about 6.2 km away. Sheosagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipari (under 2 km), Kusahar (under 2 km) and Karup (under 2 km).

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

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