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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 840 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.92 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 88.92 hectares
Population 1,604
Male Population 840
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 88.92 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jalalpur

The census records public bus service for Jalalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 2.4 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Chainwa 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 7.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 7.4 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Jalalpur village has 840 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Jalalpur covers 88.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Chainwa, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 2.4 km away. Maharajganj is about 7.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalpura (2.7 km), Bishunpura (3.3 km) and Barahia Tola (3.5 km).

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

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