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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 308 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 308
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 69th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within 5 - 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 52 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 31 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
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 31 km
Nearest town Pakur 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 52 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 662. That makes it the 69th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Jagatpur village has 308 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagatpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Kotalpukur, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 52 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Kotalpukur is about 31 km away. Pakur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpur (under 2 km), Chhota Simalpahari (2.6 km) and Taljharni (3.5 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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