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About Jamal Nagar Village

Jamal Nagar is one of the larger villages in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,915, made up of 3,667 males and 3,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamal Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Banma Itahri
Pincode 852126
Area (hectares) 472.3 hectares
Population 6,915
Male Population 3,667
Female Population 3,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamal Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Jamal Nagar is the 4th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 472.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Jamal Nagar

Jamal Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamal Nagar as Available within <5 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 Jamal Nagar from other places

Jamal Nagar lies about 25 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 7.2 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 Jamal Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Banma Itahri 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Koparia 7.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 25 km

Villages closest to Jamal Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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 Jamal Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamal Nagar village had a population of 6,915. That makes it the 4th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Jamal Nagar village has 3,667 males and 3,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamal Nagar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Jamal Nagar is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamal Nagar covers 472.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamal Nagar falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamal Nagar is Koparia, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamal Nagar.

Jamal Nagar is about 25 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamal Nagar is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about 3.1 km away. Koparia is about 7.2 km away. Saharsa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hath Mandal (under 2 km), Badshah Nagar (under 2 km) and Sahuria (1.6 km).

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

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