# Jhagarua Village, Kiratpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kiratpur, Darbhanga 

# Jhagarua

Jhagarua is a village in Kiratpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847427**. The 2011 Census counted **11,079 people in 2,252 households**, the 3rd largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 11,079people (2011)
- 2,252households
- 49.9%literacy
- 847427PIN code

## Jhagarua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhagarua is 847427.** Jhagarua falls in Kiratpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847427
- Gram panchayatJhagarua
- Community development blockKiratpur
- Census village code227778

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhagarua from nearby towns?

- Darbhanga (district HQ)51 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)25 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 Jhagarua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhagarua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhanjharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 14 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 Jhagarua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 1,022 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Jhagarua

Of every 100 households in Jhagarua in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhagarua · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhagarua?

■ Jhagarua · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**940

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 37.3% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 576 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,705 (59%) · **■** Household industry 110 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,032 (23%)

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 Kiratpur

- Rasiari25,253 people
- Jamalpur12,792 people
- Danha5,424 people
- Khaisa3,892 people
- Jagson3,128 people
- Kubaul3,043 people

[All 17 villages in Kiratpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kiratpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhagarua?847427
- How far is Jhagarua from Darbhanga?51 km by road
- What is the population of Jhagarua?11,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhagarua in?Darbhanga district (Kiratpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhagarua?49.9% (Census 2011)