Village · Barun, Aurangabad
# Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 491 people in 54 households, the 134th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 491 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 839 females per 1,000 males

## Jagatpur PIN code and other codes

Jagatpur falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kajichak
- Community development block Barun
- Census village code 253644

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jagatpur from nearby towns?
- Barun (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jagatpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jagatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Charan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jagatpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jagatpur

Of every 100 households in Jagatpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jagatpur · ■ Barun rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 18%
- Toilet within the home 59% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 72%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 33% 56%
- Television 37% 15%
- Mobile phone 14% 61%
- Computer with internet 4% 0%
- Two-wheeler 33% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jagatpur?

■ Jagatpur · ■ Barun rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 839 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 954
- Working population 33.2% 31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (49%) · ■ Other work 13 (8%) · ■ Marginal 26 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barun
- Dihra 523 people
- Hetampur 517 people
- Karea 517 people
- Baidahi 506 people
- Deurhi 486 people
- Sonbarsa 485 people
- Uriya 482 people
- Sinduriya 461 people

All 201 villages in Barun

## Quick answers
- How far is Jagatpur from Aurangabad? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Jagatpur? 491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagatpur in? Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jagatpur? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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