# Aer Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/aer/ Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Aer Aer is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,305 people in 2,127 households**, the 2nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 13,305people (2011) - 2,127households - 67.4%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Aer PIN code and other codes Aer falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAer - Community development blockJagdishpur - Census village code247292 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aer from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town)18 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 Aer? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Aer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Aer known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 1,133 hectares of village land is sown, and 794 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 Aer Of every 100 households in Aer in 2011, 4 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aer · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **5% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****56%** **63% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****61%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **23% 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 Aer? ■ Aer · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **908 Working population ****29.0%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,038 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,050 (27%) · **■** Household industry 64 (2%) · **■** Other work 264 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,447 (37%) 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 Jagdishpur - Danwan14,523 people - Chakwa12,814 people - Kaunra10,466 people - Babhniyawan9,945 people - Barnaon9,491 people [All 91 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aer from Arrah?25 km by road - What is the population of Aer?13,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aer in?Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Aer?67.4% (Census 2011)