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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 580 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 580
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 96 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Gautamsthan, 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 Jagatpur
Nearest town Revelganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Gautamsthan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 21 km
District headquarters Nalanda 96 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandi 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 1,090. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Jagatpur village has 580 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Jagatpur covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Gautamsthan, 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 <5 km distance for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 96 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Revelganj is about 14 km away. Gautamsthan is about 14 km away. Chandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mubarakpur (4.6 km), Daulatpur (12 km) and Araut (14 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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