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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 945 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Pincode 855411
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 945
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur as Available within 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 Jagdishpur from other places

Jagdishpur lies about 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 20 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 town Areraj 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 20 km
Nearest railway station Sagauli Junction 20 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harsidhi 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 1,789. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 945 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jagdishpur is 855411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdishpur covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagdishpur falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Sagauli Junction, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 20 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 9.0 km away. Harsidhi is about 20 km away. Purba Champaran 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 Kiritpur (1.8 km), Kiritpurtola Mathia Bandopasti (3.5 km) and Kiritpur Tola Inglish (3.5 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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