About Jagadih Village

Jagadih is a mid sized village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 343 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Karon
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	648
Male Population	343
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagadih compares

By the 2011 count Jagadih is the 42nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jagadih

Jagadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jagadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jagadih from other places

Jagadih lies about 40 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Jagadih
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	17 km
Nearest town	Dumka	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karon	28 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	40 km

Villages closest to Jagadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karon 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 Jagadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadih village had a population of 648. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Jagadih village has 343 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadih has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jagadih is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagadih covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagadih falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagadih is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagadih.

Jagadih is about 40 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadih is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Karon is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.