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About Jogapur Village

Jogapur is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,930, made up of 1,941 males and 1,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Jogapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 3,930
Male Population 1,941
Female Population 1,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogapur compares

By the 2011 count Jogapur is the 17th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jogapur

Jogapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jogapur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jogapur from other places

Jogapur lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 9.8 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 Jogapur
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 9.8 km
Nearest town Barauli 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Jogapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogapur village had a population of 3,930. That makes it the 17th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Jogapur village has 1,941 males and 1,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogapur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Jogapur covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jogapur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jogapur is Ratan Sarai, about 9.8 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 village for Jogapur.

Jogapur is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogapur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 7.1 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 9.8 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhopatpur (under 2 km), Paltu Hata (1.6 km) and Khori Pakar Jaddi (1.7 km).

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

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