# Jajan Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Jajan

Jajan is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 127 households**, the 81st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 603people (2011)
- 127households
- 36.3%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Jajan PIN code and other codes

Jajan falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalrampur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224828

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

## How far is Jajan from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)14 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 Jajan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jajan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Jajan

Of every 100 households in Jajan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jajan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**15%

Television ****9%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jajan?

■ Jajan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**953

Working population ****36.2%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.7% for men and 30.0% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (42%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 95 (44%)

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 Balrampur

- Sahutola658 people
- Baisbighi639 people
- Binabari626 people
- Kotebador626 people
- Barpokhar592 people
- Balia Bhag578 people
- Biswaspur538 people
- Balia Bhag Milik535 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jajan from Katihar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Jajan?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jajan in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jajan?36.3% (Census 2011)