# Ijra Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Ijra

Ijra is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 99 households**, the 75th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 568people (2011)
- 99households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,104females per 1,000 males

## Ijra PIN code and other codes

Ijra falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaikunth Pur
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229815

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

## How far is Ijra from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)8 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 Ijra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ijra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ijra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 96% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Ijra

Of every 100 households in Ijra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ijra · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

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 Ijra?

■ Ijra · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**979

Working population ****31.3%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 157 (88%)

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 Katiya

- Sarkarahi634 people
- Rampur Khurd617 people
- Bhopatpur Parsahi612 people
- Sukhsenwa Bhawani Ray596 people
- Rampur557 people
- Sital Math524 people
- Karmaini478 people
- Dube Pachamwa458 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ijra from Gopalganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ijra?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ijra in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ijra?80.5% (Census 2011)