# Jaswa Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Jaswa

Jaswa is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 205 households**, the 73rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 972people (2011)
- 205households
- 47.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Jaswa PIN code and other codes

Jaswa falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelgachhi
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224238

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

## How far is Jaswa from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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 Jaswa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jaswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chopra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jaswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 70% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Jaswa

Of every 100 households in Jaswa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jaswa · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**21%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jaswa?

■ Jaswa · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**975

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 36.2% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 287 (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 Dagarua

- Ochhepur1,023 people
- Bisrupa1,004 people
- Parsarai975 people
- Phulwari974 people
- kochaili970 people
- Khikhirmania956 people
- Phulpur949 people
- Gogar Istamrar892 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jaswa from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jaswa?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaswa in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jaswa?47.6% (Census 2011)