Village · Biraul, Darbhanga
# Jaikishunpur

Jaikishunpur is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 848209. The 2011 Census counted 1,255 people in 251 households, the 46th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.
- 1,255 people (2011)
- 251 households
- 51.8% literacy
- 848209 PIN code

## Jaikishunpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jaikishunpur is 848209. Jaikishunpur falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 848209
- Gram panchayat Birampur
- Community development block Biraul
- Census village code 227687

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jaikishunpur from nearby towns?
- Biraul (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jaikishunpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jaikishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Beahari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jaikishunpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 59% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jaikishunpur

Of every 100 households in Jaikishunpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaikishunpur · ■ Biraul rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 8%
- Toilet within the home 3% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 83%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 4% 32%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 21% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 53% 29%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jaikishunpur?

■ Jaikishunpur · ■ Biraul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.8% 53.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1010 938
- Working population 25.8% 30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 42.1% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 178 (55%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (4%) · ■ Marginal 112 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Biraul
- Athar 1,694 people
- Gayri 1,510 people
- Rasulpur 1,434 people
- Arjuna Bijulia 1,263 people
- Changwara 1,187 people
- Fakirana 1,158 people
- Gambhiria 1,113 people
- Talibpur 1,023 people

All 70 villages in Biraul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jaikishunpur? 848209
- How far is Jaikishunpur from Darbhanga? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Jaikishunpur? 1,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaikishunpur in? Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jaikishunpur? 51.8% (Census 2011)

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