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About Jianpur Village

Jianpur is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 51 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818312, 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 Gande
Pincode 818312
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 51
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jianpur compares

By the 2011 count Jianpur is the 225th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jianpur

Jianpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jianpur as Available within 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 Jianpur from other places

Jianpur lies about 11 km from Giridih, 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 Jianpur
Tehsil headquarters Gande 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 11 km

Villages closest to Jianpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 96. That makes it the 225th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jianpur village has 51 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jianpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jianpur is 818312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jianpur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jianpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jianpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jianpur.

Jianpur is about 11 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 3.1 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.1 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagtea Lohari (under 2 km), Lohari (under 2 km) and Mahuasingha (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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