About Jankinagar Village

Jankinagar is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,561 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankinagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	125.03 hectares
Population	3,046
Male Population	1,561
Female Population	1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankinagar compares

By the 2011 count Jankinagar is the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 125.03 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jankinagar

Jankinagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jankinagar as Available within village. 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 Jankinagar from other places

Jankinagar lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 5.8 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 Jankinagar
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Basantpur Halt	5.8 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	29 km

Villages closest to Jankinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankinagar village had a population of 3,046. That makes it the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Jankinagar village has 1,561 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankinagar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jankinagar is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankinagar covers 125.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jankinagar falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jankinagar is Basantpur Halt, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jankinagar.

Jankinagar is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankinagar is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 3.6 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 5.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.