About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,136 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Marhaura
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	2,199
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagdishpur from other places

Jagdishpur lies about 8.6 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 5.8 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	Basantpur Halt	5.8 km
District headquarters	Saran	8.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marhaura	24 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

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

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Common questions about Jagdishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdishpur village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 1,136 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Jagdishpur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Basantpur Halt, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 8.6 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 Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Basantpur Halt is about 5.8 km away. Saran is about 8.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.