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About Jagdishpur Village

Jagdishpur is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 741 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.89 hectares hectares.

Jagdishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdishpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 82.89 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 741
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jagdishpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagdishpur is the 85th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 82.89 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jagdishpur

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 <5 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 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 6.7 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 railway station Kusmhi 6.7 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 33 km

Villages closest to Jagdishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 1,457. That makes it the 85th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Jagdishpur village has 741 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdishpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Jagdishpur covers 82.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagdishpur falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagdishpur is Kusmhi, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdishpur is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kusmhi is about 6.7 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Sahjanwa 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 Mainapar (2.5 km), Subhani (9.3 km) and Lahurdewa (12 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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