# Jafra Village, Belaganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Jafra

Jafra is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,749 people in 365 households**, the 27th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 2,749people (2011)
- 365households
- 68.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Jafra PIN code and other codes

Jafra falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPanari
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254924

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

## How far is Jafra from nearby towns?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)18 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jafra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jafra; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Panari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nehalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Jafra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Jafra

Of every 100 households in Jafra in 2011, 21 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Jafra · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**72%

Tap water ****19%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**55%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****60%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Jafra?

■ Jafra · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**952

Working population ****42.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 53.6% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 338 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (36%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (14%) · **■** Marginal 223 (19%)

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 Belaganj

- Manjhar3,068 people
- Gobraha2,992 people
- Koriyawan2,833 people
- Dhanawan2,795 people
- Singhaul2,624 people
- Hargawan2,614 people
- Shakir Bigha2,488 people
- Aganda2,466 people

[All 118 villages in Belaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/belaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jafra from Gaya?38 km by road
- What is the population of Jafra?2,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafra in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jafra?68.1% (Census 2011)
