About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is one of the larger villages in Belsand tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,279, made up of 3,335 males and 2,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Belsand
Area (hectares)	224 hectares
Population	6,279
Male Population	3,335
Female Population	2,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,641 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 28 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 898.

Getting to Jafarpur

Jafarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jafarpur 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 Dayanagar Gosainpur, Dumra, Garhwa Bhada and Gothwara. 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 Jafarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 6,279. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,641 residents.

Jafarpur village has 3,335 males and 2,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Jafarpur covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jafarpur falls under Belsand tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Jafarpur 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 Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is in Belsand tehsil of Sitamarhi 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.