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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KUSUM DEVI
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- LGD code
- 251386
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population
- 1,236
- Households
- 204
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 333
Census 2011 · in context
How Jagdishpur compares
By population, Jagdishpur ranks #69 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Jagdishpur
- 63.9%
- Karakat mandal
- 61.6%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+33 vs mandal average
- Jagdishpur
- 953
- Karakat mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Jagdishpur
- 6.1
- Karakat mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jagdishpur at a glance
Jagdishpur is a village of 1,236 people in 204 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 69th-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 251386. The sarpanch is KUSUM DEVI, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 1,457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Burhawal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jagdishpur · this village | 1,236 | 64% | — |
| Burhawal · Karakat | 4,914 | 60% | — |
| Denri · Karakat | 1,778 | 50% | — |
| Gadura · Karakat | 1,609 | 71% | — |
| Paraiya · Karakat | 1,504 | 66% | — |
| Gajpatipur · Karakat | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jagdishpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIKRAMGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Burhawal
- Total area (ha)
- 94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 94
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jagdishpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jagdishpur
- LGD code
- 251386
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,236
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,457
- Households
- 204
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paliganj
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Saurav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KUSUM DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Karakat
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)