# Jaigir Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Jaigir

Jaigir is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,866 people in 278 households**, the 20th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,866people (2011)
- 278households
- 53.3%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Jaigir PIN code and other codes

Jaigir falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJaigir
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257397

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

## How far is Jaigir from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)45 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 Jaigir?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jaigir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shob
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jaigir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 1,303 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Jaigir

Of every 100 households in Jaigir in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaigir · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jaigir?

■ Jaigir · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**970

Working population ****45.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 42.3% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 333 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (10%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 86 (10%) · **■** Marginal 301 (36%)

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 Barachatti

- Bhagahar1,989 people
- Partapi1,920 people
- Rohi1,895 people
- Barawadih1,886 people
- Hahesanri1,854 people
- Padam Chak1,854 people
- Sewai1,824 people
- Rebda1,789 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jaigir from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jaigir?1,866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaigir in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jaigir?53.3% (Census 2011)