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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,522, made up of 777 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 1,522
Male Population 777
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within village. 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 2.7 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 18 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 Bashant Rai 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Godda 18 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 1,522. That makes it the 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Jagatpur village has 777 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Godda, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 2.7 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 2.7 km away. Godda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajpai (under 2 km), Mansha Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Kadma (under 2 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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