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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a large village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,309, made up of 1,144 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.2 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 179.2 hectares
Population 2,309
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 179.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur as Available within 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 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 38 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Hazratpur, about 3.7 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 Hazratpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maker 28 km
District headquarters Saran 38 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maker 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 2,309. That makes it the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 1,144 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Jagdishpur covers 179.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagdishpur falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Hazratpur, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 38 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 Maker tehsil of Saran district. Hazratpur is about 3.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Maker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajarpur (23 km), Naukarha Chhatar (23 km) and Baghakol (24 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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