# Jarshon Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/jarshon/ Village · Benipur, Darbhanga # Jarshon Jarshon is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847233**. The 2011 Census counted **10,903 people in 2,051 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 10,903people (2011) - 2,051households - 55.4%literacy - 847233PIN code ## Jarshon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jarshon is 847233.** Jarshon falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847233 - Gram panchayatJarso - Community development blockBenipur - Census village code227268 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jarshon from nearby towns? - Benipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)25 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)10 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 Jarshon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jarshon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahera - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 Jarshon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Jarshon Of every 100 households in Jarshon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jarshon · ■ Benipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **11% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****55%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **27% 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 Jarshon? ■ Jarshon · ■ Benipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **933 Working population ****35.7%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 42.0% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 648 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,117 (29%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,981 (51%) 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 Benipur - Mahinawan15,896 people - Pohadi13,604 people - Hari Bhauor12,462 people - Nawada8,020 people - Bishunathpur7,587 people - Ramauli7,572 people - Semraon6,921 people [All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jarshon?847233 - How far is Jarshon from Darbhanga?25 km by road - What is the population of Jarshon?10,903 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jarshon in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jarshon?55.4% (Census 2011)