Jagatpur is a village and corresponding community development block in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 18 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters, on the road to Allahabad at the point where it intersects the road from Dalmau to Salon. There is a large Buddhist-era ruin site at Tanghan to the south. As of 2011, Jagatpur has a population of 7,267 people, in 1,336 households. It has 4 primary schools and 1 healthcare centre.
History During the 19th century, Jagatpur formed part of the taluqdari estate of Rana Beni Madho Bakhsh, who had a major fort at the village of Shankarpur a short distance to the northeast. At the turn of the 20th century, Jagatpur was held by Babu Bhubhanaranjan Mukarji, who was taluqdar of Shankarpur at the time. His predecessor, Raja Dakhinaranjan Mukarji, had founded a dispensary in the village, and Bhubhanaranjan continued to maintain it. The village's population in 1901 was 1,537 people, including a large number of Ahirs. Besides the dispensary, it also had a police station, a post office, a cattle pound, and a large primary school.
The 1961 census recorded Jagatpur as comprising 22 hamlets, with a total population of 2,413 people (1,251 male and 1,162 female), in 528 households and 520 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,335 acres and it had a post office at that point. It also had the following small industrial establishments: 5 grain mills, 2 miscellaneous food processing facilities, 5 clothing manufacturers, 2 shoemakers, 1 shoe repairer, and 8 bicycle repair shops. There was a dispensary run by a local body. The village's police staff consisted of 1 sub-inspector, 1 head constable, and 14 constables.
The 1981 census recorded Jagatpur as having a population of 3,487 people, in 741 households, and having an area of 540.26 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
Villages Jagatpur CD block has the following 62 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Dhoota Mu. 622.1 4,694 Dhoota Ahat Mali 814.6 0 Sudamapur 983.2 6,986 Kajiyana 199.6 2,978 Pure Saidwara 18.5 0 Mutawallipur Rana Sahab 60.8 910 Said Alipur 28.3 175 Purey Nasiran 43.4 804 Purey Said Raju 55.1 263 Saray Sri Bux 169 1,671 Kewalpur Baretha 124 1,024 Bhanwa Mau 86 524 Mame Mau 61 305 Jalalpur Behi 69 595 Tewaripur 113.3 1,143 Sikandarpur 60.2 494 Khajuri 409 2,062 Chhichhe Mau 162 1,024 Kalyanpur Sarjai 226 2,703 Kusumi 396 2,406 Hathkui 217.3 1,120 Manihar Sharki 189.8 1,433 Makhadumpur Urf Munimabad 92.7 1,089 Gaura Lakhmi 177 929 Hardi Tikar 148 1,570 Chandauli 77 516 Tikatha Musallepur 99 645 Mohanpur Urf Gopiapur 77 567 Chichauli 570.4 4,189 Dhobaha 173.5 1,761 Jigna 147 1,593 Ibrahimpur Jarhaia 128.9 890 Beni Kopa 101 501 Beni Kama 183 1,243 Dharamdaspur 126 828 Jagatpur (block headquarters) 549 7,267 Taghan 201.4 1,846 Gobardhanpur 24.2 130 Bairihat 82.2 884 Ramgarh Tikaria 544.3 3,774 Rojhaia Bhikham Shah 68 711 Rojhaia Gokulpur 114 1,161 Purey Jham Singh 55 672 Nabab Ganj 129 1,271 Sanhoo Kuwan 140.1 753 Jogpatti Keshav 39 217 Jogpatti Damodar 51 468 Jog Magdipur 114.9 812 Bhikh 306 2,546 Hewtaha Newarhia 340.9 1,654 Koria 78.8 847 Jamori 218 1,391 Umari 213 1,388 Siddhaur 132.8 1,203 Shitalpur Urf Shankarpur 141.4 1,167 Manoharganj 98.7 1,760 Purab Gaon 177.5 2,237 Daulatpur 119.8 1,196 Urwa 379.1 3,542 Bhatauli 107 523 Singhpur 186.1 1,449 Bichhiya Wadi 133.4 951
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