About Jahangirpur Sham Village

Jahangirpur Sham is one of the larger villages in Desri tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,583, made up of 3,459 males and 3,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirpur Sham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur Sham village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Desri
Pincode	844504
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	6,583
Male Population	3,459
Female Population	3,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahangirpur Sham compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur Sham is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Jahangirpur Sham

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

Jahangirpur Sham lies about 95 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 6.6 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 Jahangirpur Sham
Nearest town	Rusera	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Narhan	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Desri	21 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	95 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur Sham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Desri 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 Jahangirpur Sham

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur Sham village had a population of 6,583. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Jahangirpur Sham village has 3,459 males and 3,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur Sham has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirpur Sham is 844504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirpur Sham covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirpur Sham falls under Desri tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur Sham is Narhan, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jahangirpur Sham.

Jahangirpur Sham is about 95 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur Sham is in Desri tehsil of Vaishali district. Rusera is about 5.6 km away. Narhan is about 6.6 km away. Desri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.