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About Jaganathpur Village

Jaganathpur is a mid sized village in Nikirai tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 722 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaganathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaganathpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Nikirai
Pincode 754214
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 722
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Jaganathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaganathpur is the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jaganathpur

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

Jaganathpur lies about 26 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Ratnagiri Road, about 14 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 Jaganathpur
Nearest railway station Ratnagiri Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nikirai 24 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 26 km
Nearest town Kendrāparha 26 km

Villages closest to Jaganathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaganathpur village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Jaganathpur village has 722 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaganathpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Jaganathpur is 754214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaganathpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaganathpur falls under Nikirai tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jaganathpur is Ratnagiri Road, about 14 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 Jaganathpur.

Jaganathpur is about 26 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaganathpur is in Nikirai tehsil of Kendrapara district. Ratnagiri Road is about 14 km away. Nikirai is about 24 km away. Kendrapara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandarpur (2.0 km), Nahanga (4.9 km) and Chakaraghunathpur (17 km).

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

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