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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,130 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841211
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 37th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Jalalpur

Jalalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 31 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Teknewas, about 1.9 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Teknewas 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 5.1 km
Nearest town Chāpra 5.1 km
District headquarters Saran 31 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 2,196. That makes it the 37th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Jalalpur village has 1,130 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Jalalpur is 841211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Teknewas, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 31 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Teknewas is about 1.9 km away. Chapra is about 5.1 km away. Chāpra is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karinga (under 2 km), Barhampur (under 2 km) and Misraulia (under 2 km).

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

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