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About Jagthar Village

Jagthar is a large village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,073 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.91 hectares hectares.

Jagthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagthar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 962.91 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagthar compares

By the 2011 count Jagthar is the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 962.91 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Jagthar

Jagthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagthar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jagthar from other places

Jagthar lies about 33 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Dangidahar, about 24 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 Jagthar
Tehsil headquarters Banda 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Dangidahar 24 km
District headquarters Sagar 33 km

Villages closest to Jagthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagthar village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Jagthar village has 1,073 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagthar has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Jagthar covers 962.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagthar falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagthar is Dangidahar, about 24 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 village for Jagthar.

Jagthar is about 33 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagthar is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 4.4 km away. Dangidahar is about 24 km away. Sagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijri (2.3 km), Patari (3.1 km) and Jawara (3.2 km).

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

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