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About Jagarnathpur Village

Jagarnathpur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 299 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagarnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagarnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Pincode 824211
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 299
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Jagarnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagarnathpur is the 123rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 Jagarnathpur from other places

Jagarnathpur lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 5.9 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 Kastha 5.9 km
District headquarters Gaya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 25 km

Villages closest to Jagarnathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 556. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Jagarnathpur village has 299 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagarnathpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jagarnathpur is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagarnathpur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagarnathpur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagarnathpur is Kastha, about 5.9 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 Jagarnathpur.

Jagarnathpur is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagarnathpur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 5.9 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Gurua is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhar (6.0 km), Patar Bigha (10 km) and Miyan Bigha (13 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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