# Jirwa Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura 

# Jirwa

Jirwa is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **26,295 people in 5,539 households**, the 2nd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 26,295people (2011)
- 5,539households
- 53.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Jirwa PIN code and other codes

Jirwa falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonwarsha, Jirwa Maghela, Raybheer
- Community development blockShankarpur
- Census village code225899

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

## How far is Jirwa from nearby towns?

- Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhepura (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 Jirwa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Jirwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Jirwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 2,385 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,434 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 Jirwa

Of every 100 households in Jirwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jirwa · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**52%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

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 Jirwa?

■ Jirwa · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**924

Working population ****46.2%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 42.1% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,447 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,925 (24%) · **■** Household industry 171 (1%) · **■** Other work 433 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7,160 (59%)

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 Shankarpur

- Maura42,528 people
- Behrari10,013 people
- Raibhir9,576 people
- Gidha8,962 people
- Basantpur4,613 people

[All 9 villages in Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jirwa from Madhepura?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jirwa?26,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirwa in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jirwa?53.0% (Census 2011)