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

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Nijgehuma

Nijgehuma is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **3,843 people in 761 households**, the 8th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 3,843people (2011)
- 761households
- 45.7%literacy
- 854327PIN code

## Nijgehuma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code854327
- Gram panchayatNijgehuma
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223637

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

## How far is Nijgehuma from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)18 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 Nijgehuma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nijgehuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Nijgehuma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Nijgehuma

Of every 100 households in Nijgehuma in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nijgehuma · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Nijgehuma?

■ Nijgehuma · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**950

Working population ****24.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 38.9% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 212 (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

- Begampur5,442 people
- Bharaili5,372 people
- Baisa5,204 people
- Harchandpur4,530 people
- Hansi3,584 people
- Sauntha3,475 people
- Dansar3,283 people
- Gehuma3,265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nijgehuma?854327
- How far is Nijgehuma from Purnia?28 km by road
- What is the population of Nijgehuma?3,843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijgehuma in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nijgehuma?45.7% (Census 2011)