Village · Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur # Jagdishpur Jagdishpur is a village in Sahebganj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,936 people in 475 households, the 21st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 2,936 people (2011) - 475 households - 50.4% literacy - 902 females per 1,000 males ## Jagdishpur PIN code and other codes Jagdishpur falls in Sahebganj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Rampur Asli - Community development block Sahebganj - Census village code 227990 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jagdishpur from nearby towns? - Sahebganj (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 60 km by road - Sahebganj (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jagdishpur? 10 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 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sahebganj - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sahebganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Jagdishpur known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 92% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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, 22 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Sahebganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 6% - Toilet within the home 24% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 82% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 53% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98% - Use banking services 36% 48% - Television 10% 10% - Mobile phone 67% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 15% 14% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jagdishpur? ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Sahebganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.4% 60.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 818 924 - Working population 39.4% 36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 143 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 525 (45%) · ■ Household industry 21 (2%) · ■ Other work 86 (7%) · ■ Marginal 383 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sahebganj - Dhania Hazaratpur 3,034 people - Himmat patti 3,034 people - Madhurapur 3,015 people - Rajapur 2,947 people - Basantpur Chainpur 2,882 people - Pakri Basharat 2,878 people - Rup Chhapra urf Sarangpur 2,843 people - Halimpur 2,839 people All 126 villages in Sahebganj ## Quick answers - How far is Jagdishpur from Muzaffarpur? 60 km by road - What is the population of Jagdishpur? 2,936 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jagdishpur in? Muzaffarpur district (Sahebganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jagdishpur? 50.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sahebganj/jagdishpur-227990/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.