# Jiwdhara Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/jiwdhara/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Jiwdhara Jiwdhara is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845429**. The 2011 Census counted **2,674 people in 551 households**, the 13th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,674people (2011) - 551households - 58.6%literacy - 845429PIN code ## Jiwdhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jiwdhara is 845429.** Jiwdhara falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845429 - Gram panchayatSalempur - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jiwdhara from nearby towns? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Jiwdhara? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Jiwdhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Jiwdhara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Jiwdhara Of every 100 households in Jiwdhara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jiwdhara · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **4% Toilet within the home ****32%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **50% Television ****15%** **6% Mobile phone ****47%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **99% 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 Jiwdhara? ■ Jiwdhara · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **898 Working population ****35.6%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 52.0% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 434 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (30%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 161 (17%) · **■** Marginal 49 (5%) 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 Piprakothi - Gobindapur2,828 people - Majharia2,818 people - Semra2,806 people - Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people - Chand Saraia2,616 people - Kishunpur2,440 people - Belwatia2,088 people - Madhu Chhapra2,030 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jiwdhara?845429 - How far is Jiwdhara from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Jiwdhara?2,674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jiwdhara in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jiwdhara?58.6% (Census 2011)