Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur # Jathwalia Jathwalia is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,202 people in 555 households, the 33rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 3,202 people (2011) - 555 households - 70.7% literacy - 868 females per 1,000 males ## Jathwalia PIN code and other codes Jathwalia falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Jathwalia - Community development block Baruraj - Census village code 228081 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jathwalia from nearby towns? - Baruraj (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 42 km by road - Motipur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jathwalia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jathwalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Polytechnic In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Birhima - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jathwalia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jathwalia Of every 100 households in Jathwalia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jathwalia · ■ Baruraj rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 8% - Toilet within the home 14% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 80% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 77% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 53% 44% - Television 7% 11% - Mobile phone 60% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 9% 17% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jathwalia? ■ Jathwalia · ■ Baruraj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 899 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 798 926 - Working population 31.1% 32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 176 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (6%) · ■ Household industry 32 (3%) · ■ Other work 138 (14%) · ■ Marginal 589 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baruraj - Sirsia Jagdishpur 3,383 people - Khartari Mahanand 3,369 people - Aswari Banjaria 3,324 people - Patti Aswari 3,260 people - Pagahia Raiti 3,064 people - Rampur Ugan 3,063 people - Bans Ghatta 3,019 people - Gokhula 3,012 people All 129 villages in Baruraj ## Quick answers - How far is Jathwalia from Muzaffarpur? 42 km by road - What is the population of Jathwalia? 3,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jathwalia in? Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jathwalia? 70.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/jathwalia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.