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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 389 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.02 hectares hectares.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 69.02 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 389
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 224th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 69.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jahanpur

Jahanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jahanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 121 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 Jahanpur
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 15 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 121 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 777. That makes it the 224th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Jahanpur village has 389 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Jahanpur covers 69.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahanpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 121 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Machhlīshahr is about 8.6 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 15 km away. Jakhania is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadar Jahanpur (under 2 km), Bharupur (1.8 km) and Bangali Pur (2.5 km).

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

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