# Jirangachh Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Jirangachh

Jirangachh is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,241 people in 2,786 households**, the 1st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 14,241people (2011)
- 2,786households
- 46.2%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Jirangachh PIN code and other codes

Jirangachh falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJirangachh
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222428

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

## How far is Jirangachh from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)69 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)12 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 Jirangachh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jirangachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jirangachh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 1,705 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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 Jirangachh

Of every 100 households in Jirangachh in 2011, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jirangachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jirangachh?

■ Jirangachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**977

Working population ****31.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 35.7% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 985 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,487 (55%) · **■** Household industry 21 (0%) · **■** Other work 166 (4%) · **■** Marginal 843 (19%)

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 Thakurganj

- Bhatgaon12,757 people
- Churli12,284 people
- Nazagachh9,825 people
- Dalligaon9,282 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jirangachh from Kishanganj?69 km by road
- What is the population of Jirangachh?14,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirangachh in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jirangachh?46.2% (Census 2011)