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About Jianpur Village

Jianpur is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 21 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jianpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jianpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 57.52 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 21
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jianpur compares

By the 2011 count Jianpur is the 203rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 57.52 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jianpur

Jianpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jianpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jianpur from other places

Jianpur lies about 24 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 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 Jianpur
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 24 km

Villages closest to Jianpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jianpur village had a population of 33. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jianpur village has 21 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jianpur has about 571 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jianpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jianpur covers 57.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jianpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jianpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Jianpur.

Jianpur is about 24 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jianpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.6 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 17 km away. Giridih is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargarha (under 2 km), Chirudih (under 2 km) and Madnutanr (under 2 km).

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

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