# Joigar Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Joigar

Joigar is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 144 households**, the 40th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 800people (2011)
- 144households
- 54.9%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Joigar PIN code and other codes

Joigar falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohjra
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231142

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

## How far is Joigar from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)37 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)10 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 Joigar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Joigar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sher
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Joigar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Joigar

Of every 100 households in Joigar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Joigar · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**12%

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 Joigar?

■ Joigar · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****32.6%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.2% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (15%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 177 (68%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Tandaspur970 people
- Jagiraha935 people
- Bhojpurwa891 people
- Madhopur Turkaha849 people
- Kesho Gaura799 people
- Gauri740 people
- Banjaria693 people
- Madhopur667 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Joigar from Gopalganj?37 km by road
- What is the population of Joigar?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joigar in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Joigar?54.9% (Census 2011)