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About Jagadishpur Village

Jagadishpur is one of the larger villages in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,344, made up of 2,838 males and 2,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.31 hectares hectares.

Jagadishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadishpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 381.31 hectares
Population 5,344
Male Population 2,838
Female Population 2,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jagadishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagadishpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 381.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jagadishpur

Jagadishpur 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 Jagadishpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagadishpur from other places

Jagadishpur lies about 44 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 11 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 Jagadishpur
Nearest railway station Bhiti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 44 km

Villages closest to Jagadishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadishpur village had a population of 5,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Jagadishpur village has 2,838 males and 2,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadishpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Jagadishpur covers 381.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagadishpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagadishpur is Bhiti, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagadishpur.

Jagadishpur is about 44 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadishpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 11 km away. Handia is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawar Garh (under 2 km), Bandi Patti (1.5 km) and Paretipur (1.5 km).

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

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