About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a large village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,849, made up of 2,460 males and 2,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Bharatpur
Pincode	497778
Area (hectares)	202.33 hectares
Population	4,849
Male Population	2,460
Female Population	2,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 202.33 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Janakpur

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

Janakpur lies about 163 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 47 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 Janakpur
Nearest town	Mungeli	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bharatpur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	47 km
District headquarters	Koriya	163 km

Villages closest to Janakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 4,849. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Janakpur village has 2,460 males and 2,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Janakpur is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janakpur covers 202.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janakpur falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Janakpur is Bhatapara, about 47 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Janakpur.

Janakpur is about 163 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janakpur is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 7.5 km away. Bharatpur is about 32 km away. Bhatapara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.