About Jangipur Village

Jangipur is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 323 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.25 hectares hectares.

Jangipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	33.25 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	323
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangipur compares

By the 2011 count Jangipur is the 36th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 33.25 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jangipur

Jangipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangipur from other places

Jangipur lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.4 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 Jangipur
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	9.4 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	16 km

Villages closest to Jangipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangipur village had a population of 625. That makes it the 36th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Jangipur village has 323 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangipur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Jangipur covers 33.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jangipur falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jangipur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Jangipur.

Jangipur 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.

Jangipur is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Barbigha is about 4.9 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 9.4 km away. Sheikhpura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.