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About Jagda Village

Jagda is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 131 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 131
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagda compares

By the 2011 count Jagda is the 107th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jagda

Jagda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jagda from other places

Jagda lies about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Jagda
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 1.7 km
Nearest town Khunti 23 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Jagda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagda village had a population of 279. That makes it the 107th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Jagda village has 131 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagda has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jagda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagda covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagda falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagda is Karra, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagda.

Jagda is about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagda is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 1.7 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandra (under 2 km), Lumbai (under 2 km) and Matloyong (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jagda today is likely to be higher.

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