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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 435 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 435
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jalalpur

Jalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 38 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 2.4 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 2.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 24 km
District headquarters Saran 38 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 879. That makes it the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Jalalpur village has 435 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Jalalpur covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Goldinganj, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 38 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 Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.4 km away. Chāpra is about 6.1 km away. Marhaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenua (9.0 km), Gopalpur (11 km) and Pojhi Buzurg (12 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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