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About Jagdispur Village

Jagdispur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 920 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares.

Jagdispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdispur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 920
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Jagdispur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdispur is the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jagdispur

Jagdispur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagdispur 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 Jagdispur from other places

Jagdispur lies about 26 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dhanauri, about 2.1 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 Jagdispur
Nearest railway station Dhanauri 2.1 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 8.6 km
District headquarters Jamui 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 27 km

Villages closest to Jagdispur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdispur village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Jagdispur village has 920 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdispur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Jagdispur covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagdispur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdispur is Dhanauri, about 2.1 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 Jagdispur.

Jagdispur is about 26 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdispur is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Dhanauri is about 2.1 km away. Luckeesarai is about 8.6 km away. Jamui is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (15 km), Bhar Ghara (19 km) and Tal Saharsa (22 km).

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

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