About Jakhar Village

Jakhar is one of the larger villages in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,852, made up of 3,635 males and 3,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares.

Jakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares)	499 hectares
Population	6,852
Male Population	3,635
Female Population	3,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhar compares

By the 2011 count Jakhar is the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jakhar

Jakhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhar as Available within village. 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 Jakhar from other places

Jakhar lies about 29 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 12 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 Jakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	6.2 km
Nearest town	Rosera	12 km
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	12 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	29 km

Villages closest to Jakhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Jakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhar village had a population of 6,852. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Jakhar village has 3,635 males and 3,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Jakhar covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakhar falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakhar is Naya Nagar, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhar.

Jakhar is about 29 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhar is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Rosera is about 12 km away. Naya Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.