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About Jagarnathpur Village

Jagarnathpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 460 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Jagarnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagarnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 460
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagarnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagarnathpur is the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Jagarnathpur

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

How far is Jagarnathpur from other places

Jagarnathpur lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 5.2 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 Jagarnathpur
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 5.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Jagarnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagarnathpur village had a population of 862. That makes it the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Jagarnathpur village has 460 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagarnathpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Jagarnathpur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagarnathpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagarnathpur is Bikramshila, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jagarnathpur.

Jagarnathpur is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagarnathpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 5.2 km away. Colgong is about 5.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur Milik (under 2 km), Sadanandpur Baisa (under 2 km) and Aurangabad (under 2 km).

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

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