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About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,498, made up of 1,869 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 3,498
Male Population 1,869
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jahangirpur

The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur as Available within <5 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 Jahangirpur from other places

Jahangirpur lies about 66 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, about 1.8 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 Jahangirpur
Nearest railway station Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 2.1 km
District headquarters Saran 66 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 3,498. That makes it the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 1,869 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Jahangirpur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is about 66 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction is about 1.8 km away. Sonepur is about 2.1 km away. Saran is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharanpura (under 2 km), Dudhaila (under 2 km) and Chak Daria Sultanpur (under 2 km).

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

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