# Jalai Dostni Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Jalai Dostni

Jalai Dostni is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 254 households**, the 32nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,557people (2011)
- 254households
- 58.3%literacy
- 811315PIN code

## Jalai Dostni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalai Dostni is 811315.** Jalai Dostni falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811315
- Gram panchayatSijori
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258629

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

## How far is Jalai Dostni from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)24 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 Jalai Dostni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jalai Dostni; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Jalai Dostni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Jalai Dostni

Of every 100 households in Jalai Dostni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalai Dostni · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jalai Dostni?

■ Jalai Dostni · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**955

Working population ****53.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 46.9% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (26%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 589 (70%)

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 Sikandra

- Jagdispur1,803 people
- Lohanda1,671 people
- Ramdih Chitauni1,607 people
- Pakri1,590 people
- Acharajdih1,535 people
- Ghos1,412 people
- Basaia1,386 people
- Khutkat1,339 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalai Dostni?811315
- How far is Jalai Dostni from Jamui?24 km by road
- What is the population of Jalai Dostni?1,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalai Dostni in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalai Dostni?58.3% (Census 2011)