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About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a small village in Azamgarh tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 143 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Azamgarh
Pincode 276131
Area (hectares) 55.29 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 143
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is the 453rd largest of the 573 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 55.29 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 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 within 10+ km distance. 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 20 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadabad, about 9.5 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 railway station Muhammadabad 9.5 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Janakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 315. That makes it the 453rd largest of the 573 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Janakpur village has 143 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Janakpur is 276131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janakpur covers 55.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janakpur falls under Azamgarh tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janakpur is Muhammadabad, about 9.5 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 village for Janakpur.

Janakpur is about 20 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janakpur is in Azamgarh tehsil of Azamgarh district. Muhammadabad is about 9.5 km away. Muhammadābād is about 10 km away. Azamgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasi (under 2 km), Bhar Pura (under 2 km) and Devasipur (under 2 km).

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

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