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About Jakhaur Village

Jakhaur is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 410 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Pincode 811105
Area (hectares) 139.17 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 410
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhaur compares

By the 2011 count Jakhaur is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 139.17 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jakhaur

Jakhaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jakhaur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhaur from other places

Jakhaur lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 9.6 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 Jakhaur
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Dergaon Halt 9.6 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 15 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 16 km

Villages closest to Jakhaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhaur village had a population of 798. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Jakhaur village has 410 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhaur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jakhaur is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhaur covers 139.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhaur falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakhaur is Dergaon Halt, about 9.6 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 village for Jakhaur.

Jakhaur is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhaur is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 8.1 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 9.6 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorbar (under 2 km), Mahuet (1.6 km) and Masora (1.6 km).

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

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