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About Jafrabad Village

Jafrabad is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,356, made up of 1,793 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Jafrabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafrabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 3,356
Male Population 1,793
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafrabad compares

By the 2011 count Jafrabad is the 21st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Jafrabad

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

Jafrabad lies about 6.5 km from Lalganj, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 7.0 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 Jafrabad
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Vaishali 7.0 km

Villages closest to Jafrabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafrabad village had a population of 3,356. That makes it the 21st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Jafrabad village has 1,793 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafrabad has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Jafrabad covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jafrabad falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jafrabad is Vaishali, about 7.0 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 Jafrabad.

Jafrabad is about 6.5 km from Lalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafrabad is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Lalganj is about 6.5 km away. Lālganj is about 6.5 km away. Vaishali is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarandia (1.5 km), Khanjahan Chak Urf Saidenpur (1.6 km) and Yusufpur (2.3 km).

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

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