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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 713 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, 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 Phulidumar
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 713
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 22nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 128 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, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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
District headquarters Banka 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 31 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulidumar 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 1,393. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Jagatpur village has 713 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Phulidumar 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 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 Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 6.8 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Banka 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 Pathai (3.7 km), Ghutiari (5.3 km) and Naugain (6.1 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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