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About Janpur Village

Janpur is a small village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 151 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.95 hectares hectares.

Janpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 39.95 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 151
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Janpur compares

By the 2011 count Janpur is the 262nd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 39.95 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Janpur

Janpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janpur 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 Janpur from other places

Janpur lies about 30 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Bijauria, about 2.5 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 Janpur
Nearest railway station Bijauria 2.5 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 30 km
District headquarters Ballia 30 km

Villages closest to Janpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janpur village had a population of 294. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Janpur village has 151 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Janpur covers 39.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janpur falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janpur is Bijauria, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Janpur.

Janpur is about 30 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janpur is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Bijauria is about 2.5 km away. Nawābganj is about 2.6 km away. Bansdih is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jai Nagar (5.2 km), Patti Shahi (5.9 km) and Araji Mafi Atar Darria (7.1 km).

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

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