# Jafarpur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/jafarpur/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Jafarpur Jafarpur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,199 people in 518 households**, the 28th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 2,199people (2011) - 518households - 59.3%literacy - 834females per 1,000 males ## Jafarpur PIN code and other codes Jafarpur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarna - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jafarpur from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)70 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)70 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 Jafarpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jafarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Jafarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Jafarpur Of every 100 households in Jafarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jafarpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **29% Television ****1%** **2% Mobile phone ****56%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **37% 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 Jafarpur? ■ Jafarpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782** **935 Working population ****27.4%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 43.6% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (51%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 176 (29%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Semraha2,693 people - Mahri2,231 people - Manaitha2,214 people - Mohim Buzurg2,201 people - Ghorsar2,171 people - Barhampur2,066 people - Ghordaur2,022 people - Khotas Kalana1,918 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jafarpur from Darbhanga?70 km by road - What is the population of Jafarpur?2,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jafarpur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jafarpur?59.3% (Census 2011)