# Ghejan Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Ghejan

Ghejan is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 288 households**, the 29th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 288households
- 64.4%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Ghejan PIN code and other codes

Ghejan falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarayanpur
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260089

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

## How far is Ghejan from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)20 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 Ghejan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Ghejan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Ghejan

Of every 100 households in Ghejan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghejan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghejan?

■ Ghejan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713**

**927

Working population ****24.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 51.8% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (49%) · **■** Household industry 20 (5%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 99 (26%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Narayanpur1,694 people
- Kindui1,693 people
- Salarpur1,688 people
- Chak Saura1,623 people
- Sareya1,507 people
- Bishunpur Jethiyara1,489 people
- Pirijpura1,484 people
- Surahi1,446 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghejan from Jehanabad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ghejan?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghejan in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghejan?64.4% (Census 2011)