# Pirganj Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Pirganj

Pirganj is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 124 households**, the 89th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 591people (2011)
- 124households
- 50.7%literacy
- 854329PIN code

## Pirganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pirganj is 854329.** Pirganj falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854329
- Gram panchayatDabhra
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222163

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

## How far is Pirganj from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Pirganj?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pirganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Pirganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Pirganj

Of every 100 households in Pirganj in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirganj · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Pirganj?

■ Pirganj · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**961

Working population ****20.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 43.7% for women. 39% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (76%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Jokihat

- Bairgachhi864 people
- Padampur760 people
- Bhag Turkaili704 people
- Matiari690 people
- Satbhita Kamat582 people
- Turkaili558 people
- Parshadpur555 people
- Kishunpur498 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pirganj?854329
- How far is Pirganj from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pirganj?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirganj in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirganj?50.7% (Census 2011)