About Jataur Village

Jataur is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,039 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jataur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jataur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Guthani
Pincode	841243
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	1,983
Male Population	1,039
Female Population	944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jataur compares

By the 2011 count Jataur is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jataur

Jataur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jataur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jataur from other places

Jataur lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 7.9 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 Jataur
Nearest railway station	Bankata	7.9 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guthani	27 km
District headquarters	Siwan	27 km

Villages closest to Jataur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jataur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jataur village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Jataur village has 1,039 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jataur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jataur is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jataur covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jataur falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jataur is Bankata, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jataur.

Jataur is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jataur is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Bankata is about 7.9 km away. Mairwa is about 8.5 km away. Guthani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.