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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 26 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, 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 Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 59.11 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 26
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 692
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 Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 59.11 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 67 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 8.8 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 Godda 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 67 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat 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 44. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Jagatpur village has 26 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 692 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 59.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagatpur falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Godda, about 8.8 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 Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 67 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 Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Godda is about 8.8 km away. Saraiyahat is about 32 km away. Dumka is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutahari (under 2 km), Jamunkita (1.8 km) and Birajpur (3.1 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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