# Jelas Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Jelas

Jelas is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 221 households**, the 18th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 221households
- 64.5%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Jelas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jelas is 855114.** Jelas falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatBhamraili
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225429

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

## How far is Jelas from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)18 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 Jelas?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jelas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Jelas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Jelas

Of every 100 households in Jelas in 2011, 16 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jelas · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jelas?

■ Jelas · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**947

Working population ****30.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 53.1% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (46%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Dandkhora

- Mangurjan1,784 people
- Paharpur1,631 people
- Dumaria1,442 people
- Jabra1,267 people
- Sakraili1,122 people
- Ghoghra1,029 people
- Raghaili991 people
- Nohari907 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jelas?855114
- How far is Jelas from Katihar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jelas?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jelas in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jelas?64.5% (Census 2011)