Village · Gaighat, Muzaffarpur # Jarang Jarang is a village in Gaighat sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code 843118. The 2011 Census counted 21,145 people in 4,558 households, the 2nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 21,145 people (2011) - 4,558 households - 58.6% literacy - 843118 PIN code ## Jarang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jarang is 843118. Jarang falls in Gaighat sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 843118 - Gram panchayat Jarang Purvi, Jarang Paschmi - Community development block Gaighat - Census village code 229205 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jarang from nearby towns? - Gaighat (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jarang? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Jarang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 6 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 6 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 2 · 3 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaighat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jarang known for? The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 1,949 hectares of village land is sown, and 641 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jarang Of every 100 households in Jarang in 2011, 6 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jarang · ■ Gaighat rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 5% - Toilet within the home 19% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 79% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 38% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96% - Use banking services 34% 42% - Television 11% 10% - Mobile phone 49% 49% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 31% 28% - 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 Jarang? ■ Jarang · ■ Gaighat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 896 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 924 902 - Working population 29.5% 30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,944 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,982 (32%) · ■ Household industry 161 (3%) · ■ Other work 877 (14%) · ■ Marginal 1,268 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaighat - Kanta Pirauchha 25,953 people - Susta 9,186 people - Janta Tok 8,906 people - Berwa urf Ibrahimpur Pirahari 8,157 people - Ramnagar 7,464 people All 84 villages in Gaighat ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jarang? 843118 - How far is Jarang from Muzaffarpur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Jarang? 21,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jarang in? Muzaffarpur district (Gaighat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jarang? 58.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/gaighat/jarang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.