# Jorgawan Village, Murliganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Murliganj, Madhepura 

# Jorgawan

Jorgawan is a village in Murliganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852122**. The 2011 Census counted **8,291 people in 1,725 households**, the 7th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 8,291people (2011)
- 1,725households
- 49.9%literacy
- 852122PIN code

## Jorgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jorgawan is 852122.** Jorgawan falls in Murliganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- PIN code852122
- Gram panchayatJorgama
- Community development blockMurliganj
- Census village code226000

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

## How far is Jorgawan from nearby towns?

- Murliganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)24 km by road
- Murliganj (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 Jorgawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Jorgawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 52% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Jorgawan

Of every 100 households in Jorgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jorgawan · ■ Murliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**39%

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 Jorgawan?

■ Jorgawan · ■ Murliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**908

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 42.8% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,147 (42%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,118 (41%)

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 Murliganj

- Rajni15,117 people
- Rampur10,902 people
- Gangapur10,036 people
- Bhatkhori8,521 people
- Tamautparsa7,011 people
- Jitapur6,968 people
- Harpur6,948 people
- Parwa6,623 people

[All 39 villages in Murliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/murliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jorgawan?852122
- How far is Jorgawan from Madhepura?24 km by road
- What is the population of Jorgawan?8,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorgawan in?Madhepura district (Murliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jorgawan?49.9% (Census 2011)