# Jhirwa Purwari Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Jhirwa Purwari

Jhirwa Purwari is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,513 people in 1,369 households**, the 14th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 7,513people (2011)
- 1,369households
- 47.5%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Jhirwa Purwari PIN code and other codes

Jhirwa Purwari falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhirwa Purwari
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221556

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhirwa Purwari from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)20 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 Purwari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirwa Purwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Purwari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 81% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Purwari

Of every 100 households in Jhirwa Purwari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhirwa Purwari · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purwari?

■ Jhirwa Purwari · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**955

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 39.6% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,055 (40%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (5%) · **■** Marginal 998 (38%)

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

- Dholbaja9,139 people
- Khawaspur7,944 people
- Pothia7,723 people
- Kirkichia7,541 people
- Arraha Madarganj7,438 people
- Parwaha7,234 people
- Matiari7,231 people
- Bhagkohilia7,068 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhirwa Purwari from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Jhirwa Purwari?7,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhirwa Purwari in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhirwa Purwari?47.5% (Census 2011)