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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 82 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, 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 Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 75.6 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 82
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 175th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 75.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 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 Indpur 14 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 Indpur 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 163. That makes it the 175th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Jagatpur village has 82 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 75.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagatpur falls under Indpur 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 <5 km distance 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 Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 14 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 Bhatra (under 2 km), Dharampur (4.0 km) and Gobindapur (6.7 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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