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About Janipur Village

Janipur is one of the larger villages in Nanpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,927, made up of 3,023 males and 2,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Nanpur
Pincode 843333
Area (hectares) 846 hectares
Population 5,927
Male Population 3,023
Female Population 2,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Janipur compares

By the 2011 count Janipur is the 15th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents. Its 846 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Janipur

Janipur 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 Janipur 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. The nearest villages by name are Gangauli, Gaura, Gauri and Hariharpur Narayan Urf Mahua. 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.

Common questions about Janipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Janipur village had a population of 5,927. That makes it the 15th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents.

Janipur village has 3,023 males and 2,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janipur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Janipur is 843333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janipur covers 846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janipur falls under Nanpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Janipur notes the nearest railway station 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 Janipur.

Janipur is in Nanpur 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.

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

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