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About Jalal Basant Village

Jalal Basant is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,726, made up of 2,402 males and 2,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.16 hectares hectares.

Jalal Basant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalal Basant village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 169.16 hectares
Population 4,726
Male Population 2,402
Female Population 2,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalal Basant compares

By the 2011 count Jalal Basant is the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 169.16 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jalal Basant

Jalal Basant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalal Basant as Available within <5 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 Jalal Basant from other places

Jalal Basant lies about 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Panchpatia Deoria, about 4.4 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 Jalal Basant
Nearest railway station Panchpatia Deoria 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 8.0 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 10 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Jalal Basant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 Jalal Basant

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalal Basant village had a population of 4,726. That makes it the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Jalal Basant village has 2,402 males and 2,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalal Basant has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Jalal Basant covers 169.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalal Basant falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalal Basant is Panchpatia Deoria, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalal Basant.

Jalal Basant is about 42 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalal Basant is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Panchpatia Deoria is about 4.4 km away. Garkha is about 8.0 km away. Dighwāra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangari (under 2 km), Rahampur (under 2 km) and Sirpal Basant (under 2 km).

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

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