Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Jalwara Jalwara is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,981 people in 725 households, the 26th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 2,981 people (2011) - 725 households - 75.9% literacy - 978 females per 1,000 males ## Jalwara PIN code and other codes Jalwara falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Jalwara - Community development block Bahadurpur - Census village code 227311 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jalwara from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 16 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jalwara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jalwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Panchhum - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jalwara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jalwara Of every 100 households in Jalwara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jalwara · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 32% 22% - Toilet within the home 34% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 74% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 51% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 88% - Use banking services 58% 44% - Television 17% 13% - Mobile phone 68% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 10% 26% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jalwara? ■ Jalwara · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 907 - Working population 29.7% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.4% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 172 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (5%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 139 (16%) · ■ Marginal 505 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur - Kansi 3,400 people - Ahila 3,356 people - Jogiara 3,281 people - Gorhia 3,217 people - Kusothar 2,970 people - Kokat 2,950 people - Madhuban 2,831 people - Gehumi 2,804 people All 171 villages in Bahadurpur ## Quick answers - How far is Jalwara from Darbhanga? 16 km by road - What is the population of Jalwara? 2,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jalwara in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jalwara? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/jalwara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.