By population, Jana ranks #9 of 59 villages in Asthawan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jana is a village of 4,851 people in 776 households (Census 2011) in Asthawan block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 59 villages in Asthawan block. Literacy is 46%, 3 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803116, served by Rajgir post office; the LGD village code is 244552. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 5,719 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jana →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jana · this village | 4,851 | 46% | — |
| Malanwan · Asthawan | 2,744 | 43% | — |
| Dhobi Bigha · Asthawan | 1,585 | 48% | — |
| Piprapur · Asthawan | 902 | 42% | — |
| Jagarnathpur · Asthawan | 326 | 20% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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