Village · Naugachhia, Bhagalpur
# Jagatpur

Jagatpur is a village in Naugachhia sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,387 people in 847 households, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.
- 4,387 people (2011)
- 847 households
- 53.8% literacy
- 870 females per 1,000 males

## Jagatpur PIN code and other codes

Jagatpur falls in Naugachhia sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jagatpur
- Community development block Naugachhia
- Census village code 238960

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

## How far is Jagatpur from nearby towns?
- Naugachhia (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jagatpur?

14 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
- ● 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
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Naugachhia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Naugachhia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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, 12 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jagatpur · ■ Naugachhia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 21%
- Toilet within the home 33% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 66%
- Tap water 1% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 38% 36%
- Television 13% 16%
- Mobile phone 52% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 32% 25%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Jagatpur?

■ Jagatpur · ■ Naugachhia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.8% 61.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 882
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 892 929
- Working population 28.4% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 665 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 370 (30%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (3%) · ■ Marginal 159 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Naugachhia
- Tetari 12,440 people
- Khagra 11,340 people
- Jamunia 9,378 people
- Nagara 7,656 people
- Zabtaili 2,608 people
- Garia 2,586 people
- Karimachak 2,534 people
- Milaki 1,319 people

All 22 villages in Naugachhia

## Quick answers
- How far is Jagatpur from Bhagalpur? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Jagatpur? 4,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagatpur in? Bhagalpur district (Naugachhia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jagatpur? 53.8% (Census 2011)

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