# Jafra Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Jafra

Jafra is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847222**. The 2011 Census counted **5,585 people in 1,031 households**, the 17th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 5,585people (2011)
- 1,031households
- 57.1%literacy
- 847222PIN code

## Jafra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jafra is 847222.** Jafra falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847222
- Gram panchayatJafra
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220394

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

## How far is Jafra from nearby towns?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)15 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 Jafra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jafra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kerwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bisfi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Jafra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Jafra

Of every 100 households in Jafra in 2011, 25 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jafra · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**12%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jafra?

■ Jafra · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**939

Working population ****33.3%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 40.0% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 532 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (3%) · **■** Marginal 921 (49%)

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 Bisfi

- Chahuta9,189 people
- Rathos8,162 people
- Bherwa6,880 people
- Raghauli6,648 people
- Sohans5,550 people
- Balha5,500 people
- Raghepura5,322 people
- Sadullahpur5,289 people

[All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jafra?847222
- How far is Jafra from Madhubani?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jafra?5,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafra in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jafra?57.1% (Census 2011)