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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 581 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 581
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 66th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 28 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 918.

Getting to Jagdishpur

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

How far is Jagdishpur from other places

Jagdishpur lies about 11 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, 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 Jagdishpur
Nearest railway station Punsia under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 5.5 km
District headquarters Banka 11 km
Nearest town Bānka 11 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdishpur village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 66th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 581 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Jagdishpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Punsia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 11 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about under 2 km away. Rajaun is about 5.5 km away. Banka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katia (under 2 km), Katiawan (under 2 km) and Odhara (2.0 km).

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

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