# Jiagachhi Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Jiagachhi

Jiagachhi is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 168 households**, the 133rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 854people (2011)
- 168households
- 54.3%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Jiagachhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jiagachhi is 855102.** Jiagachhi falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatBasgaon
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224986

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

## How far is Jiagachhi from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Jiagachhi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Jiagachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Serajmani
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Jiagachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Jiagachhi

Of every 100 households in Jiagachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jiagachhi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**40%

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 Jiagachhi?

■ Jiagachhi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**960

Working population ****31.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (51%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Barsoi

- Basantpur940 people
- Ratan Pokhar902 people
- Singhgaon887 people
- Kalbhitha858 people
- Bajuria845 people
- Hala845 people
- Raghunathpur830 people
- Golhanda823 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jiagachhi?855102
- How far is Jiagachhi from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jiagachhi?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiagachhi in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jiagachhi?54.3% (Census 2011)