About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 567 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Maker
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	1,163
Male Population	567
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Jamalpur

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

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 40 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, 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 Jamalpur
Tehsil headquarters	Maker	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Saraiya Junction	12 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	14 km
District headquarters	Saran	40 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Jamalpur village has 567 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Jamalpur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamalpur falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Saraiya Junction, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 40 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 2.6 km away. Saraiya Junction is about 12 km away. Marhaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.