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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is one of the larger villages in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,104, made up of 3,463 males and 3,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Lakri Nabiganj
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 791 hectares
Population 7,104
Male Population 3,463
Female Population 3,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents. Its 791 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 8.7 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 Jagatpur
Nearest railway station Sarhari Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakri Nabiganj 34 km
District headquarters Siwan 34 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakri Nabiganj 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 Jagatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagatpur village had a population of 7,104. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents.

Jagatpur village has 3,463 males and 3,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 791 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Sarhari Halt, about 8.7 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 Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 34 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 8.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Lakri Nabiganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikatia (7.8 km), Narharpur (17 km) and Madarpur (17 km).

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

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