About Jagtara Village

Jagtara is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 45 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagtara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	7.24 hectares
Population	93
Male Population	45
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagtara compares

By the 2011 count Jagtara is the 118th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 7.24 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jagtara

Jagtara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagtara as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagtara from other places

Jagtara lies about 62 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Jagtara
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	20 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	62 km

Villages closest to Jagtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagtara village had a population of 93. That makes it the 118th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Jagtara village has 45 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagtara has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jagtara is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagtara covers 7.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagtara falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagtara is Dhanwar, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jagtara.

Jagtara is about 62 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagtara is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 4.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.