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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,115 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.09 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 95.09 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 95.09 hectares work out to about 23 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 1048.

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 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
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 Maharajganj 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 Jagdishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdishpur village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 1,115 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Jagdishpur covers 95.09 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 Maharajganj 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 1.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 2.0 km away. Siwan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpura (2.7 km), Dhanchhuha (3.5 km) and Bishunpur Mahuari (3.9 km).

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

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