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About Jagarnathpur Village

Jagarnathpur is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 906 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagarnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagarnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 906
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagarnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagarnathpur is the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jagarnathpur

Jagarnathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagarnathpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 12 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 Biraul 12 km
Nearest town Benipur 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Jagarnathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul 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 1,780. That makes it the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Jagarnathpur village has 906 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagarnathpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jagarnathpur is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagarnathpur covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagarnathpur falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagarnathpur is Biraul, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jagarnathpur.

Jagarnathpur is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagarnathpur is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 12 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Darbhanga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanshi (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Jaikishunpur (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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