Village · Barachatti, Gaya # Jahangira Jahangira is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,099 people in 218 households, the 47th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 1,099 people (2011) - 218 households - 49.4% literacy - 1,159 females per 1,000 males ## Jahangira PIN code and other codes Jahangira falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Rohi - Community development block Barachatti - Census village code 257327 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jahangira from nearby towns? - Barachatti (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 38 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jahangira? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Jahangira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jahangira known for? The main crops are paddy. About 50% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jahangira Of every 100 households in Jahangira in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jahangira · ■ Barachatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 17% - Toilet within the home 12% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 86% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 30% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95% - Use banking services 15% 44% - Television 6% 10% - Mobile phone 33% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 56% 32% - 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 Jahangira? ■ Jahangira · ■ Barachatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.4% 58.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1159 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 820 970 - Working population 28.0% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 43.7% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (65%) · ■ Household industry 27 (9%) · ■ Other work 35 (11%) · ■ Marginal 42 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barachatti - Nauagardan 1,148 people - Bheriya 1,122 people - Sokhea 1,116 people - Dhanganin 1,099 people - Beri 1,098 people - Dahiyar 1,085 people - Bhadeya 1,044 people - Bhat Bigha 1,044 people All 158 villages in Barachatti ## Quick answers - How far is Jahangira from Gaya? 38 km by road - What is the population of Jahangira? 1,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jahangira in? Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jahangira? 49.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/jahangira/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.