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About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is one of the larger villages in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,554, made up of 2,871 males and 2,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Singhia
Pincode 848208
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 5,554
Male Population 2,871
Female Population 2,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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 12 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur Desu, 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
Nearest railway station Bhagwanpur Desu 6.6 km
District headquarters Samastipur 12 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhia 18 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhia 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 5,554. That makes it the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 2,871 males and 2,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirpur is 848208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirpur covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirpur falls under Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Bhagwanpur Desu, 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 12 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 Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district. Bhagwanpur Desu is about 6.6 km away. Samastipur is about 12 km away. Samāstipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangarhata (6.7 km), Mohiuddinpur Jamua (7.2 km) and Bari (8.2 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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