# Jalai Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Jalai

Jalai is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **6,722 people in 1,299 households**, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 6,722people (2011)
- 1,299households
- 43.2%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Jalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalai is 852216.** Jalai falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatManowar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226349

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

## How far is Jalai from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)31 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)31 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 Jalai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Gandaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Jalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 882 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Jalai

Of every 100 households in Jalai in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalai · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**52%

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 Jalai?

■ Jalai · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**924

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 34.3% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2,059 (78%)

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 Mahishi

- Bhelahi Kalan Khurd9,463 people
- Ghoghpur8,377 people
- Rajhanpur8,261 people
- Ara8,025 people
- Manaur6,494 people
- Aina6,008 people
- Birgaon5,726 people
- Jhara5,682 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalai?852216
- How far is Jalai from Saharsa?31 km by road
- What is the population of Jalai?6,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalai in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalai?43.2% (Census 2011)