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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 371 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Pincode 813103
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 371
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 16 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 6.8 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 Jagatpur
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 6.8 km
Nearest town Godda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 16 km
District headquarters Banka 16 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagatpur village had a population of 711. That makes it the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Jagatpur village has 371 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 813103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Panjwara Road, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 16 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 6.8 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhua (under 2 km), Mahua (under 2 km) and Mahua Kachrati (under 2 km).

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

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