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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 513 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.76 hectares hectares.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 67.76 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 513
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 67.76 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 5 - 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 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 7.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Badhauna Halt 7.2 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 15 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 1,016. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Jagatpur village has 513 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Jagatpur covers 67.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Badhauna Halt, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 15 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 Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 7.1 km away. Badhauna Halt is about 7.2 km away. Bakhtiarpur 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 Amar (2.6 km), Karim Chaki Balu (3.7 km) and Kolawan (4.5 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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