About Jalai Village

Jalai is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,722, made up of 3,479 males and 3,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	882 hectares
Population	6,722
Male Population	3,479
Female Population	3,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalai compares

By the 2011 count Jalai is the 7th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 882 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Jalai

Jalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalai as Available within 10+ 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 Jalai from other places

Jalai lies about 25 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.9 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 Jalai
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	13 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	17 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	25 km

Villages closest to Jalai

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

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Common questions about Jalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalai village had a population of 6,722. That makes it the 7th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Jalai village has 3,479 males and 3,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Jalai is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalai covers 882 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalai falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalai is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalai.

Jalai 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.

Jalai is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 8.9 km away. Mahishi is about 13 km away. Bangaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.