# Jorari Village, Asarganj, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asarganj, Munger 

# Jorari

Jorari is a village in Asarganj sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,740 people in 863 households**, the 1st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 4,740people (2011)
- 863households
- 55.2%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Jorari PIN code and other codes

Jorari falls in Asarganj sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJorahi
- Community development blockAsarganj
- Census village code243064

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

## How far is Jorari from nearby towns?

- Asarganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)42 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)42 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 Jorari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jorari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather 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 schoolunder 5 km · Asarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Jorari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Jorari

Of every 100 households in Jorari in 2011, 12 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jorari · ■ Asarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**49%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

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 Jorari?

■ Jorari · ■ Asarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**920

Working population ****27.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 49.6% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (7%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (25%) · **■** Marginal 761 (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 Asarganj

- Chorgaon4,630 people
- Rahmatpur4,503 people
- Korian3,702 people
- Sajua3,595 people

[All 68 villages in Asarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/asarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jorari from Munger?42 km by road
- What is the population of Jorari?4,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorari in?Munger district (Asarganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jorari?55.2% (Census 2011)