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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,595, made up of 6,093 males and 5,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Pincode 847239
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 11,595
Male Population 6,093
Female Population 5,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur 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 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 22 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about 7.2 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 Sakri Junction 7.2 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 22 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 22 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manigachhi 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 11,595. That makes it the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 6,093 males and 5,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jagdishpur is 847239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdishpur covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Sakri Junction, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 22 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about 7.2 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Manigachhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehara (under 2 km), Paik Tola (1.7 km) and Jatuka (1.9 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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