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About Jagirha Village

Jagirha is a mid sized village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 841 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagirha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagirha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845423
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 841
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagirha compares

By the 2011 count Jagirha is the 33rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jagirha

Jagirha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagirha as Available within 10+ 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 Jagirha from other places

Jagirha lies about 38 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahebganj, about 3.0 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 Jagirha
Nearest railway station Sahebganj 3.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 5.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 38 km

Villages closest to Jagirha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagirha village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Jagirha village has 841 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagirha has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jagirha is 845423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagirha covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagirha falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagirha is Sahebganj, about 3.0 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 village for Jagirha.

Jagirha is about 38 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagirha is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahebganj is about 3.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 3.9 km away. Kesaria is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijdhari Mafi (1.6 km), Bathna (1.8 km) and Manohar Chhapra (2.7 km).

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

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