About Jahajpur Village

Jahajpur is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 107 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahajpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	107
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
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 Jahajpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahajpur is the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jahajpur

Jahajpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jahajpur 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 Jahajpur from other places

Jahajpur lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 8.6 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 Jahajpur
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	8.6 km
District headquarters	Giridih	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	32 km

Villages closest to Jahajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahajpur village had a population of 231. That makes it the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Jahajpur village has 107 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahajpur has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jahajpur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahajpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahajpur falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jahajpur is New Giridih, about 8.6 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 Jahajpur.

Jahajpur is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahajpur is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 8.6 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Pirtanr is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.