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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 413 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 413
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 158th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 2.6 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
Nearest railway station Kathua 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 802. That makes it the 158th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jagatpur village has 413 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagatpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Kathua, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 2.6 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Gurdaspur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahri Mahantan (1.7 km), Mahi Ul Dinpur (1.7 km) and Shahar (3.3 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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