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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 385 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 385
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 62nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jagdishpur from other places

Jagdishpur lies about 60 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Hazratpur, about 3.7 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 Hazratpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 60 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 793. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 385 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jagdishpur is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdishpur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Hazratpur, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 60 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Hazratpur is about 3.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Baikunthpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpurwa (4.0 km), Dhab Nizamat (8.1 km) and Mahammadpur Nizamat (8.1 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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