Jagdishpur is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 21 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,538 people, in 840 households.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Dih.[4]

Jagdishpur
Village
Map showing Jagdishpur (#319) in Dih CD block
Jagdishpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.13221°N 81.437585°E / 26.13221; 81.437585[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.514 km2 (2.129 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,538
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Jagdishpur as comprising 22 hamlets, with a total population of 1,797 people (908 male and 889 female), in 428 households and 385 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,317 acres.[5] 81 residents were literate, 74 male and 7 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Jagdishpur as comprising 18 hamlets, with a total population of 1,743 people (930 male and 813 female), in 449 households and 439 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,317 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Jagdishpur as having a population of 2,788 people, in 716 households, and having an area of 554.84 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Jagdishpur as having a total population of 3,203 people (1,695 male and 1,508 female), in 638 households and 633 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 555 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 611, or 19% of the total; this group was 54% male (327) and 46% female (284).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 36% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 25% (648 men and 151 women).[4] 918 people were classified as main workers (853 men and 65 women), while 305 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,980 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 746 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 94 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 14 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 3 construction workers; 6 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 53 in other services.[4]

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