# Jagjiwanpur Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Jagjiwanpur

Jagjiwanpur is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 117 households**, the 22nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 696people (2011)
- 117households
- 70.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Jagjiwanpur PIN code and other codes

Jagjiwanpur falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKenar
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244481

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

## How far is Jagjiwanpur from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)37 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)12 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 Jagjiwanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jagjiwanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Jagjiwanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Jagjiwanpur

Of every 100 households in Jagjiwanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jagjiwanpur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**38%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jagjiwanpur?

■ Jagjiwanpur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**926

Working population ****45.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 57.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 204 (64%)

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 Sarmera

- Kutra1,623 people
- Misia1,523 people
- Sondiha1,186 people
- Kazi Chak984 people
- Sekhra674 people
- Pojh566 people
- Moti Bigha466 people
- Samastipur449 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jagjiwanpur from Biharsharif?37 km by road
- What is the population of Jagjiwanpur?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagjiwanpur in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jagjiwanpur?70.4% (Census 2011)