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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a small village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 111 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722171
Area (hectares) 83.61 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 111
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 83.61 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 30 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Hirbandh 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Chhatna 29 km
District headquarters Bankura 30 km
Nearest town Bānkura 30 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hirbandh 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 227. That makes it the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Jagatpur village has 111 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 83.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagatpur falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Chhatna, about 29 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 village for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 30 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. Hirbandh is about 2.9 km away. Chhatna is about 29 km away. Bankura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhogra (under 2 km), Dighi (under 2 km) and Itamara (1.9 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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