# Jagdishpur Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/jagdishpur/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Jagdishpur Jagdishpur is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 306 households**, the 20th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 1,627people (2011) - 306households - 64.5%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Jagdishpur PIN code and other codes Jagdishpur falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJagdishpur - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243818 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jagdishpur from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)25 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)8 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 Jagdishpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jagdishpur; 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Jagdishpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Jagdishpur Of every 100 households in Jagdishpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **14% Toilet within the home ****33%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **64% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****45%** **45% Television ****10%** **15% Mobile phone ****44%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Jagdishpur? ■ Jagdishpur · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **962 Working population ****26.7%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 152 (35%) 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 Barbigha - Esmailpur1,876 people - Mirzapur1,841 people - Musapur1,659 people - Milki Chak1,647 people - Khoja Gachhi1,545 people - Kazi Fatu Chak1,541 people - Ahiapur1,478 people - Rajoura1,462 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jagdishpur from Sheikhpura?25 km by road - What is the population of Jagdishpur?1,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jagdishpur in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jagdishpur?64.5% (Census 2011)