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About Jagdar Village

Jagdar is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 819 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Pincode 824236
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 819
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdar compares

By the 2011 count Jagdar is the 58th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jagdar

Jagdar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagdar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jagdar from other places

Jagdar lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 14 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 Jagdar
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 3.2 km
Nearest town Tekāri 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bela 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Jagdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdar village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 58th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Jagdar village has 819 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdar has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Jagdar is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdar covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagdar falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdar is Bela, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Jagdar.

Jagdar is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdar is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 3.2 km away. Tekāri is about 3.2 km away. Bela is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuara (under 2 km), Benipur (under 2 km) and Makhpa (1.5 km).

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

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