About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,909, made up of 1,471 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	2,909
Male Population	1,471
Female Population	1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 24th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 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 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 1.7 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	Maharajganj	1.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	21 km
District headquarters	Siwan	21 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 2,909. That makes it the 24th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 1,471 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Jagdishpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Maharajganj, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jagdishpur is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 1.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 2.0 km away. Goriakothi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.