About Jagankita Village

Jagankita is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 862 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Jagankita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagankita village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	1,651
Male Population	862
Female Population	789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Jagankita compares

By the 2011 count Jagankita is the 44th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jagankita

Jagankita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagankita 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 Jagankita from other places

Jagankita lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 10 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 Jagankita
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	10 km
Nearest town	Godda	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Jagankita

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.

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Common questions about Jagankita

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagankita village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 44th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Jagankita village has 862 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagankita has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Jagankita covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagankita falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagankita is Barahat Junction, about 10 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 Jagankita.

Jagankita is about 20 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagankita is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 10 km away. Godda is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.