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About Jagdhar Village

Jagdhar is one of the larger villages in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,501, made up of 3,396 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Jagdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Parihar
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 6,501
Male Population 3,396
Female Population 3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdhar compares

By the 2011 count Jagdhar is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jagdhar

Jagdhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagdhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Godari, Gorhari, Hanuman Nagar and Indarwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jagdhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdhar village had a population of 6,501. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Jagdhar village has 3,396 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdhar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Jagdhar covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdhar falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Jagdhar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jagdhar.

Jagdhar is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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