Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur # Jagarnathpur Jagarnathpur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 862 people in 173 households, the 83rd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 862 people (2011) - 173 households - 56.7% literacy - 874 females per 1,000 males ## Jagarnathpur PIN code and other codes Jagarnathpur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Mohanpur Gaughatta - Community development block Colgong - Census village code 239257 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jagarnathpur from nearby towns? - Colgong (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 38 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jagarnathpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jagarnathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kahalgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jagarnathpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jagarnathpur Of every 100 households in Jagarnathpur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jagarnathpur · ■ Colgong rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 32% - Toilet within the home 9% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 78% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 45% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 84% - Use banking services 34% 42% - Television 14% 17% - Mobile phone 75% 49% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 13% 31% - Own their home 75% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jagarnathpur? ■ Jagarnathpur · ■ Colgong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 872 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 947 - Working population 30.3% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 43.6% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (5%) · ■ Marginal 231 (89%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Colgong - Mohammadpur 973 people - Jot Naraen 904 people - Jagarnathpur 880 people - Madhopur Karhar 868 people - Kumar Sahi 861 people - Gohar 802 people - Jethiana 802 people - Sahasram 769 people All 209 villages in Colgong ## Quick answers - How far is Jagarnathpur from Bhagalpur? 38 km by road - What is the population of Jagarnathpur? 862 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jagarnathpur in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jagarnathpur? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/jagarnathpur-239257/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.