# Jiagachhi Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Jiagachhi

Jiagachhi is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,928 people in 310 households**, the 31st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 1,928people (2011)
- 310households
- 43.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Jiagachhi PIN code and other codes

Jiagachhi falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhogadehat
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223518

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

## How far is Jiagachhi from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)12 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 Jiagachhi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Jiagachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Jiagachhi

Of every 100 households in Jiagachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiagachhi · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jiagachhi?

■ Jiagachhi · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**49.6%

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

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**968

Working population ****21.7%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 37.6% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 288 (69%)

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 Purnia East

- Barsauni1,995 people
- Mathia1,985 people
- Tharha1,973 people
- Pipra1,962 people
- Belwa1,813 people
- Biarpur1,803 people
- Ranipatra1,757 people
- Patilwa1,660 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jiagachhi from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Jiagachhi?1,928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiagachhi in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jiagachhi?43.3% (Census 2011)