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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 445 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 445
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jahanpur

The census records public bus service for Jahanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 27 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 2.8 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 Jahanpur
Nearest railway station Banni Mahamman Patti 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 11 km
District headquarters Saran 27 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 889. That makes it the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Jahanpur village has 445 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Jahanpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahanpur falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 2.8 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 km distance for Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 27 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 2.8 km away. Nagra is about 5.4 km away. Chāpra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakarhia (under 2 km), Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Takia (under 2 km).

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

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