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About Jarangi Village

Jarangi is a mid sized village in Paterhi Belsar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,707, made up of 929 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Jarangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarangi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Paterhi Belsar
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,707
Male Population 929
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarangi compares

By the 2011 count Jarangi is the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jarangi

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

How far is Jarangi from other places

Jarangi lies about 16 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Goraul, about 9.0 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 Jarangi
Tehsil headquarters Paterhi Belsar 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Goraul 9.0 km
Nearest town Lālganj 9.9 km
District headquarters Vaishali 16 km

Villages closest to Jarangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paterhi Belsar 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 Jarangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarangi village had a population of 1,707. That makes it the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Jarangi village has 929 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarangi has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Jarangi covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jarangi falls under Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jarangi is Goraul, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jarangi.

Jarangi is about 16 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarangi is in Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district. Paterhi Belsar is about 4.4 km away. Goraul is about 9.0 km away. Lālganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paterha Buzurg (under 2 km), Chak Ghulamuddin Urf Kishunpur (under 2 km) and Pakri Urf Munja Pakri (2.3 km).

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

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