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About Jangal Mahal Village

Jangal Mahal is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,496, made up of 2,429 males and 2,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9175.55 hectares hectares.

Jangal Mahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Mahal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 9175.55 hectares
Population 4,496
Male Population 2,429
Female Population 2,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Jangal Mahal compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Mahal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 9175.55 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jangal Mahal

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

Jangal Mahal lies about 50 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Varanasi City, about under 2 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 Jangal Mahal
Nearest railway station Varanasi City under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 27 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 50 km

Villages closest to Jangal Mahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 Jangal Mahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Mahal village had a population of 4,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Jangal Mahal village has 2,429 males and 2,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Mahal has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Jangal Mahal covers 9175.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Mahal falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Mahal is Varanasi City, about under 2 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 Jangal Mahal.

Jangal Mahal is about 50 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Mahal is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Varanasi City is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 3.2 km away. Chunar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanchalia (under 2 km), Bikasi (3.2 km) and Ajijganj (3.6 km).

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

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