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About Jalpurwa Village

Jalpurwa is a small village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 224 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.03 hectares hectares.

Jalpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalpurwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 62.03 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 224
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Jalpurwa is the 98th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 62.03 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jalpurwa

Jalpurwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalpurwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jalpurwa from other places

Jalpurwa lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.6 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 Jalpurwa
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Jalpurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Jalpurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalpurwa village had a population of 420. That makes it the 98th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Jalpurwa village has 224 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalpurwa has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Jalpurwa covers 62.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalpurwa falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalpurwa is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalpurwa.

Jalpurwa is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalpurwa is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 2.6 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprahia (under 2 km), Aruan (under 2 km) and Dilshadpur (under 2 km).

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

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