# Jalsiman Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Jalsiman

Jalsiman is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 248 households**, the 55th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 248households
- 76.1%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Jalsiman PIN code and other codes

Jalsiman falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiratpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226550

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

## How far is Jalsiman from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Jalsiman?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jalsiman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biratpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jalsiman known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Jalsiman

Of every 100 households in Jalsiman in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jalsiman · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

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 Jalsiman?

■ Jalsiman · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**937

Working population ****36.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 171 (44%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Gazi Paita1,768 people
- Jhitkia Bhela1,765 people
- Goari1,485 people
- Padumpur1,069 people
- Lagma Patti1,024 people
- Kolhait830 people
- Malaud patti504 people
- Baisa317 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalsiman from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Jalsiman?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalsiman in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalsiman?76.1% (Census 2011)