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About Jagadish Nagar Village

Jagadish Nagar is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 280 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagadish Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadish Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 211.3 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 280
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagadish Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Jagadish Nagar is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 211.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jagadish Nagar

Jagadish Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagadish Nagar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagadish Nagar from other places

Jagadish Nagar lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 3.7 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 Jagadish Nagar
Nearest railway station Deula 3.7 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Jagadish Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat I 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 Jagadish Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadish Nagar village had a population of 559. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Jagadish Nagar village has 280 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadish Nagar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jagadish Nagar is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagadish Nagar covers 211.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagadish Nagar falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagadish Nagar is Deula, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jagadish Nagar.

Jagadish Nagar is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadish Nagar is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 3.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Magrahat I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahir Gachhi (under 2 km), Madhya Krishnapur (under 2 km) and Rasa (under 2 km).

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

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