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About Jagaria Village

Jagaria is one of the larger villages in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,433, made up of 3,501 males and 2,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares.

Jagaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 567 hectares
Population 6,433
Male Population 3,501
Female Population 2,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagaria compares

By the 2011 count Jagaria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Jagaria

Jagaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jagaria from other places

Jagaria lies about 14 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Naugachhia, about 6.0 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 Jagaria
Nearest railway station Naugachhia 6.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 31 km

Villages closest to Jagaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagaria village had a population of 6,433. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Jagaria village has 3,501 males and 2,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagaria has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Jagaria covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagaria falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagaria is Naugachhia, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagaria.

Jagaria is about 14 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagaria is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Naugachhia is about 6.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 14 km away. Shahkund is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagawan (6.5 km), Thakarpur (9.8 km) and Latipur (9.8 km).

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

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