# Jirwa Village, Patarghat, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Patarghat, Saharsa 

# Jirwa

Jirwa is a village in Patarghat sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,972 people in 576 households**, the 12th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 2,972people (2011)
- 576households
- 47.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Jirwa PIN code and other codes

Jirwa falls in Patarghat sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPastpar
- Community development blockPatarghat
- Census village code226523

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

## How far is Jirwa from nearby towns?

- Patarghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)34 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)15 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 Jirwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Jirwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Jirwa

Of every 100 households in Jirwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jirwa · ■ Patarghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jirwa?

■ Jirwa · ■ Patarghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**928

Working population ****25.4%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 32.7% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (44%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (12%) · **■** Marginal 55 (7%)

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 Patarghat

- Bishunpur6,590 people
- Bhaddi5,099 people
- Kapasia4,758 people
- Paharpur3,205 people
- Lachhmipur2,474 people
- Bara Singhia954 people
- Sahgaura158 people

[All 15 villages in Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jirwa from Saharsa?34 km by road
- What is the population of Jirwa?2,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirwa in?Saharsa district (Patarghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jirwa?47.1% (Census 2011)