About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 835 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.35 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	179.35 hectares
Population	1,627
Male Population	835
Female Population	792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 179.35 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 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 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 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 town	Bar Bigha	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	8.9 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	16 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barbigha 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 1,627. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 835 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Jagdishpur covers 179.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagdishpur falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 3.4 km away. Barbigha is about 3.6 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.