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About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is one of the larger villages in Rosera tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,898, made up of 10,532 males and 9,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296 hectares hectares.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Rosera
Area (hectares) 1296 hectares
Population 19,898
Male Population 10,532
Female Population 9,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents. Its 1296 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jahangirpur

Jahangirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahangirpur from other places

Jahangirpur lies about 24 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 6.6 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 Jahangirpur
Tehsil headquarters Rosera 5.6 km
Nearest town Rusera 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Narhan 6.6 km
District headquarters Samastipur 24 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 19,898. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 10,532 males and 9,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Jahangirpur covers 1296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirpur falls under Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Narhan, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is about 24 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur is in Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district. Rosera is about 5.6 km away. Rusera is about 5.6 km away. Narhan is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahangirpur Nankar (under 2 km), Pitha Dobhi (under 2 km) and Lalpur (1.5 km).

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

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