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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 700 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 700
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 25th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 9.9 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 railway station Chainwa 9.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautan 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 24 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautan 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 1,336. That makes it the 25th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 700 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Jagdishpur covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagdishpur falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Chainwa, about 9.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 24 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 Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 9.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Nautan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (4.6 km), Pipra (5.4 km) and Misir Chak (8.6 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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