Village · Rajaun, Banka # Jagdishpur Jagdishpur is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,119 people in 206 households, the 68th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 1,119 people (2011) - 206 households - 79.1% literacy - 926 females per 1,000 males ## Jagdishpur PIN code and other codes Jagdishpur falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Odhara - Community development block Rajaun - Census village code 240916 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jagdishpur from nearby towns? - Rajaun (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Banka (district HQ) 20 km by road - Banka (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jagdishpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jagdishpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Railway station In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Batsar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jagdishpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jagdishpur Of every 100 households in Jagdishpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Rajaun rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 36% - Toilet within the home 21% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 85% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 40% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 92% - Use banking services 43% 41% - Television 8% 10% - Mobile phone 26% 50% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 47% 35% - Own their home 93% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jagdishpur? ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Rajaun rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.1% 62.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 907 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1230 948 - Working population 31.2% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 71.0% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (22%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 207 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajaun - Madhai 1,184 people - Bangaon 1,170 people - Rampur 1,125 people - Mahmud Chak 1,121 people - Bhadwa 1,114 people - Parsotimpur 1,109 people - Dhobidih 1,080 people - Ghutia 1,080 people All 207 villages in Rajaun ## Quick answers - How far is Jagdishpur from Banka? 20 km by road - What is the population of Jagdishpur? 1,119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jagdishpur in? Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jagdishpur? 79.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/jagdishpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.