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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 180 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.19 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 28.19 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 180
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
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 Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 225th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 28.19 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagdishpur 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 Jagdishpur from other places

Jagdishpur lies about 40 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, 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 Jagdishpur
Nearest town Lalganj 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kirakat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 19 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 40 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdishpur village had a population of 391. That makes it the 225th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 180 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Jagdishpur covers 28.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagdishpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Kirakat, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 40 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 6.1 km away. Kirakat is about 14 km away. Mehnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ismailpur (1.6 km), Ismailpur Bharathipur (1.6 km) and Narayanpur (3.0 km).

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

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