# Jhirwa Pachhiari Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/jhirwa-pachhiari/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Jhirwa Pachhiari Jhirwa Pachhiari is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,937 people in 1,113 households**, the 24th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 5,937people (2011) - 1,113households - 47.9%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Jhirwa Pachhiari PIN code and other codes Jhirwa Pachhiari falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJhirwa Pachhiari - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhirwa Pachhiari from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (district HQ)22 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Jhirwa Pachhiari? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirwa Pachhiari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhirwa Pachhiari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice mills. About 98% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 448 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jhirwa Pachhiari Of every 100 households in Jhirwa Pachhiari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jhirwa Pachhiari · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****19%** **20% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****44%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Jhirwa Pachhiari? ■ Jhirwa Pachhiari · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **955 Working population ****50.8%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 39.2% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 493 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 789 (26%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,682 (56%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj - Rahikpur Thila Mohan6,641 people - Arraha6,615 people - Tiraskund6,422 people - Bhatiahi5,976 people - Ghoraghat5,930 people - Majhua5,787 people - Amhara5,723 people - Bhadesar5,677 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jhirwa Pachhiari from Araria?22 km by road - What is the population of Jhirwa Pachhiari?5,937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirwa Pachhiari in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhirwa Pachhiari?47.9% (Census 2011)