# Ahilgaon Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Ahilgaon

Ahilgaon is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 234 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 234households
- 49.4%literacy
- 854327PIN code

## Ahilgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ahilgaon is 854327.** Ahilgaon falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854327
- Gram panchayatNijgehuma
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223645

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

## How far is Ahilgaon from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)14 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 Ahilgaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ahilgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khalwara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 4 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 Ahilgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Ahilgaon

Of every 100 households in Ahilgaon in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ahilgaon · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

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 Ahilgaon?

■ Ahilgaon · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**950

Working population ****31.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 43.2% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 95 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (50%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 87 (22%)

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 Jalalgarh

- Bijulia1,581 people
- Dhathaghat1,571 people
- Kataili1,434 people
- Dukrail1,371 people
- Jahangirpur1,205 people
- Ratauli1,076 people
- Pora853 people
- Dumra779 people

[All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ahilgaon?854327
- How far is Ahilgaon from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Ahilgaon?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahilgaon in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ahilgaon?49.4% (Census 2011)
