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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 552 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 552
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within 5 - 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 68 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 46 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 Jagatpur
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 7.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 36 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 46 km
District headquarters Gaya 68 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagatpur village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Jagatpur village has 552 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagatpur falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Dev Road Halt, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 68 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 7.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 36 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Ramdohar (under 2 km).

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

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