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About Jirwa Village

Jirwa is a large village in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,972, made up of 1,542 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares.

Jirwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Patarghat
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 2,972
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirwa compares

By the 2011 count Jirwa is the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 909.

Getting to Jirwa

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

How far is Jirwa from other places

Jirwa lies about 27 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 8.8 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 Jirwa
Tehsil headquarters Patarghat 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Budhma Station 8.8 km
Nearest town Madhepura 13 km
District headquarters Saharsa 27 km

Villages closest to Jirwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirwa village had a population of 2,972. That makes it the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Jirwa village has 1,542 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirwa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Jirwa covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jirwa falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jirwa is Budhma Station, about 8.8 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 km distance for Jirwa.

Jirwa is about 27 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirwa is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 6.3 km away. Budhma Station is about 8.8 km away. Madhepura 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 Pama (1.6 km), Pastpar (2.6 km) and Paharpur (4.3 km).

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

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