# Jerha Village, Ishupur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ishupur, Saran 

# Jerha

Jerha is a village in Ishupur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,366 people in 721 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,366people (2011)
- 721households
- 80.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Jerha PIN code and other codes

Jerha falls in Ishupur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNipanian
- Community development blockIshupur
- Census village code233092

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

## How far is Jerha from nearby towns?

- Ishupur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)31 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)3 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 Jerha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jerha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amnaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhoura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jerha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Jerha

Of every 100 households in Jerha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jerha · ■ Ishupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**60%

Television ****45%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**12%

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 Jerha?

■ Jerha · ■ Ishupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**924

Working population ****26.3%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.7% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 377 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (11%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 317 (28%) · **■** Marginal 314 (27%)

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 Ishupur

- Sahwa5,872 people
- Kerwa5,714 people
- Nipanian4,674 people
- Datra Pursauli4,538 people
- Mahuli4,108 people
- Isuwapur3,939 people
- Doila3,796 people
- Parsa3,555 people

[All 63 villages in Ishupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ishupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jerha from Chhapra?31 km by road
- What is the population of Jerha?4,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerha in?Saran district (Ishupur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jerha?80.6% (Census 2011)