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About Jiyanpur Village

Jiyanpur is a small village in Margo Munda tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 121 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiyanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiyanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Margo Munda
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 121
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jiyanpur is the 81st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jiyanpur

Jiyanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jiyanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jiyanpur from other places

Jiyanpur lies about 44 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.1 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 Jiyanpur
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.1 km
Nearest town Giridih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Margo Munda 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 44 km

Villages closest to Jiyanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margo Munda 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 Jiyanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiyanpur village had a population of 266. That makes it the 81st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Jiyanpur village has 121 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiyanpur has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jiyanpur is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiyanpur covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiyanpur falls under Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiyanpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jiyanpur.

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

Jiyanpur is in Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.1 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Margo Munda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiridih (2.4 km), Barbad (4.6 km) and Jagidih (5.0 km).

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

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