About Jagtapur Village

Jagtapur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 443 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagtapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagtapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	794
Male Population	443
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	792
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagtapur compares

By the 2011 count Jagtapur is the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jagtapur

Jagtapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagtapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jagtapur from other places

Jagtapur 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 Jagtapur
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	6.8 km
Nearest town	Godda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	16 km
District headquarters	Banka	16 km

Villages closest to Jagtapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagtapur village had a population of 794. That makes it the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jagtapur village has 443 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagtapur has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Jagtapur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagtapur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagtapur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagtapur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jagtapur.

Jagtapur 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.

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