# Jangipur Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Jangipur

Jangipur is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 266 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,563people (2011)
- 266households
- 54.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Jangipur PIN code and other codes

Jangipur falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSare
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244532

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

## How far is Jangipur from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)22 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 Jangipur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jangipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Jangipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Jangipur

Of every 100 households in Jangipur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangipur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**13%

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

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Jangipur?

■ Jangipur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**946

Working population ****30.2%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 44.8% for women. 33% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 446 (94%)

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 Asthawan

- Sadarpur1,866 people
- Bahadurpur1,822 people
- Pasaurha1,624 people
- Dhobi Bigha1,585 people
- Bhairo Bigha1,523 people
- Barepur1,357 people
- Nezampur1,343 people
- Sarbahdinagar Jainpura1,325 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jangipur from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Jangipur?1,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangipur in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jangipur?54.9% (Census 2011)