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About Jahangirpur Salthani Village

Jahangirpur Salthani is one of the larger villages in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,709, made up of 4,683 males and 4,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirpur Salthani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur Salthani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Pincode 844126
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 8,709
Male Population 4,683
Female Population 4,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahangirpur Salthani compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur Salthani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Jahangirpur Salthani

Jahangirpur Salthani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur Salthani as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahangirpur Salthani from other places

Jahangirpur Salthani lies about 44 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur, about 18 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 Salthani
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhagwanpur 18 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 25 km
District headquarters Vaishali 44 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur Salthani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur Salthani village had a population of 8,709. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Jahangirpur Salthani village has 4,683 males and 4,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur Salthani has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirpur Salthani is 844126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirpur Salthani covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahangirpur Salthani falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur Salthani is Bhagwanpur, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jahangirpur Salthani.

Jahangirpur Salthani is about 44 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur Salthani is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 8.4 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 18 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Belwa (1.6 km), Hussainipur (2.8 km) and Paur Malshah Mohammadpur (3.8 km).

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

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