Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur # Jairam Bandhu Jairam Bandhu is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,529 people in 505 households, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 2,529 people (2011) - 505 households - 53.0% literacy - 912 females per 1,000 males ## Jairam Bandhu PIN code and other codes Jairam Bandhu falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Roshanpur - Community development block Pirpainti - Census village code 239090 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jairam Bandhu from nearby towns? - Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 51 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jairam Bandhu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jairam Bandhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jairam Bandhu known for? The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jairam Bandhu Of every 100 households in Jairam Bandhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jairam Bandhu · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 14% - Toilet within the home 18% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 80% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 66% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91% - Use banking services 48% 33% - Television 23% 15% - Mobile phone 58% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 32% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jairam Bandhu? ■ Jairam Bandhu · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.0% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 871 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 945 - Working population 29.6% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 42.3% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 219 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 296 (40%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 110 (15%) · ■ Marginal 111 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti - Gobindpur 2,813 people - Isipur 2,801 people - Hardechak 2,663 people - Naraenpur Kharagpur 2,638 people - Udaipura 2,503 people - Kirtania 2,303 people - Rajganj 2,188 people - Daulatpur 2,170 people All 114 villages in Pirpainti ## Quick answers - How far is Jairam Bandhu from Bhagalpur? 51 km by road - What is the population of Jairam Bandhu? 2,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jairam Bandhu in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jairam Bandhu? 53.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/jairam-bandhu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.