# Jogapur Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Jogapur

Jogapur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 288 households**, the 33rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 288households
- 62.1%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Jogapur PIN code and other codes

Jogapur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChitabkala
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256319

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

## How far is Jogapur from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 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 Jogapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jogapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Jogapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Jogapur

Of every 100 households in Jogapur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jogapur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

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 Jogapur?

■ Jogapur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**997

Working population ****41.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (73%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (15%) · **■** Marginal 37 (6%)

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 Sherghati

- Bharari1,566 people
- Uchirman1,543 people
- Nawada1,541 people
- Sone Khap1,476 people
- Afzalpur1,459 people
- Jhor1,420 people
- Lachhnaiti1,415 people
- Bhujaul1,191 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jogapur from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jogapur?1,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jogapur in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jogapur?62.1% (Census 2011)