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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 514 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.68 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 58.68 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 514
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 58.68 hectares work out to about 16 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 963.

Getting to Jagdishpur

The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur 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 <5 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 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 2.3 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 railway station Goldinganj 2.3 km
Nearest town Chāpra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 11 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 942. That makes it the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 514 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Jagdishpur covers 58.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Goldinganj, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 42 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.3 km away. Chāpra is about 10 km away. Garkha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirari (4.9 km), Filkabad (5.0 km) and Kothia (5.2 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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