Jagatpur
Village
Map of Jagatpur CD block
Jagatpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°03′11″N 81°16′22″E / 26.052917°N 81.272683°E / 26.052917; 81.272683[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	7,267
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Jagatpur is a village and corresponding community development block in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 18 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,^[3] on the road to Allahabad at the point where it intersects the road from Dalmau to Salon.^[4] There is a large Buddhist-era ruin site at Tanghan to the south.^[4] As of 2011, Jagatpur has a population of 7,267 people, in 1,336 households.^[2] It has 4 primary schools and 1 healthcare centre.^[2]

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.^[4] At the turn of the 20th century, Jagatpur was held by Babu Bhubhanaranjan Mukarji, who was taluqdar of Shankarpur at the time.^[4] His predecessor, Raja Dakhinaranjan Mukarji, had founded a dispensary in the village, and Bhubhanaranjan continued to maintain it.^[4] The village's population in 1901 was 1,537 people, including a large number of Ahirs.^[4] Besides the dispensary, it also had a police station, a post office, a cattle pound, and a large primary school.^[4]

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.^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,335 acres and it had a post office at that point.^[5] 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.^[5] There was a dispensary run by a local body.^[5] The village's police staff consisted of 1 sub-inspector, 1 head constable, and 14 constables.^[5]

The 1981 census recorded Jagatpur as having a population of 3,487 people, in 741 households, and having an area of 540.26 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

Jagatpur CD block has the following 62 villages:^[2]