# Jianganj Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/jianganj/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Jianganj Jianganj is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,545 people in 2,396 households**, the 8th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 11,545people (2011) - 2,396households - 48.3%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Jianganj PIN code and other codes Jianganj falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJianganj - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code223063 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jianganj from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)8 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 Jianganj? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Jianganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Jianganj known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 80% of the 1,860 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Jianganj Of every 100 households in Jianganj in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jianganj · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **7% Toilet within the home ****6%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **28% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****36%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **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 Jianganj? ■ Jianganj · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **929 Working population ****44.9%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.2% for men and 36.4% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 689 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,159 (61%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,207 (23%) 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 Banmankhi - Balua Kachhari13,819 people - Rampur Tilak12,409 people - Ladugarh12,300 people - Jankinagar11,781 people - Sahoria Subhai11,260 people - Burhia Dhanghatta10,720 people - Belchand Sukhia10,627 people - Madhuban9,769 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jianganj from Purnia?25 km by road - What is the population of Jianganj?11,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jianganj in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jianganj?48.3% (Census 2011)