Village · Puraini, Madhepura
# Kalekhan Naek Jagir

Kalekhan Naek Jagir is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 333 people in 75 households, the 20th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.
- 333 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 33.1% literacy
- 850 females per 1,000 males

## Kalekhan Naek Jagir PIN code and other codes

Kalekhan Naek Jagir falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Durgapur
- Community development block Puraini
- Census village code 226143

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalekhan Naek Jagir from nearby towns?
- Puraini (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Murliganj (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalekhan Naek Jagir?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalekhan Naek Jagir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Naya Tola
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chausa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalekhan Naek Jagir known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalekhan Naek Jagir

Of every 100 households in Kalekhan Naek Jagir in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalekhan Naek Jagir · ■ Puraini rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 6%
- Toilet within the home 1% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 23% 24%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 43% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalekhan Naek Jagir?

■ Kalekhan Naek Jagir · ■ Puraini rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 33.1% 50.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 850 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 837 942
- Working population 45.9% 37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.3% for men and 22.2% for women. 42% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 76 (50%) · ■ Marginal 77 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Puraini
- Kursandi 3,265 people
- Raota 2,653 people
- Mohammadpur Balia 1,306 people
- Nazar Ali Milik 1,016 people
- Amanat Sarkar 299 people
- Kanwanrahi 269 people

All 31 villages in Puraini

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalekhan Naek Jagir from Madhepura? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Kalekhan Naek Jagir? 333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalekhan Naek Jagir in? Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalekhan Naek Jagir? 33.1% (Census 2011)

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