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About Jagadal Village

Jagadal is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 1,015 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Jagadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,982
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Jagadal compares

By the 2011 count Jagadal is the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jagadal

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

Jagadal lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 18 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 Jagadal
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 37 km

Villages closest to Jagadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadal village had a population of 1,982. That makes it the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Jagadal village has 1,015 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadal has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Jagadal covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagadal falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagadal is Satar Halt, about 18 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 Jagadal.

Jagadal is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadal is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 19 km away. Baisa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parshadpur (under 2 km), Rahua (under 2 km) and Harna (1.5 km).

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

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