About Basant Jagjiwan Village

Basant Jagjiwan is one of the larger villages in Purnahiya tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,553, made up of 2,983 males and 2,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basant Jagjiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basant Jagjiwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Purnahiya
Pincode	843334
Area (hectares)	361.3 hectares
Population	5,553
Male Population	2,983
Female Population	2,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basant Jagjiwan compares

By the 2011 count Basant Jagjiwan is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents. Its 361.3 hectares work out to about 15 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 888.

Getting to Basant Jagjiwan

Basant Jagjiwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basant Jagjiwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bairia, Bakatpur Chaki, Bakhar Chandiha and Barahi Jagdish. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basant Jagjiwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basant Jagjiwan village had a population of 5,553. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents.

Basant Jagjiwan village has 2,983 males and 2,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basant Jagjiwan has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Basant Jagjiwan is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basant Jagjiwan covers 361.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basant Jagjiwan falls under Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Basant Jagjiwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basant Jagjiwan.

Basant Jagjiwan is in Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.