# Jafarpur Village, Belsand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/belsand/jafarpur/ Village · Belsand, Sitamarhi # Jafarpur Jafarpur is a village in Belsand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,279 people in 1,373 households**, the 3rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 6,279people (2011) - 1,373households - 54.7%literacy - 883females per 1,000 males ## Jafarpur PIN code and other codes Jafarpur falls in Belsand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJafarpur - Community development blockBelsand - Census village code219413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jafarpur from nearby towns? - Belsand (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Belsand (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 Jafarpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jafarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Belsand - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Jafarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Jafarpur Of every 100 households in Jafarpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jafarpur · ■ Belsand rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **4% Toilet within the home ****20%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****17%** **29% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****40%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **36% 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 Jafarpur? ■ Jafarpur · ■ Belsand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **931 Working population ****29.4%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (11%) · **■** Household industry 91 (5%) · **■** Other work 366 (20%) · **■** Marginal 931 (50%) 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 Belsand - Pachnaur Murahi9,890 people - Bhandari7,339 people - Madh Kaul6,192 people - Kansar4,749 people - Bhataulia3,794 people - Bhorahar Mal3,788 people [All 38 villages in Belsand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/belsand/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jafarpur from Sitamarhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Jafarpur?6,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jafarpur in?Sitamarhi district (Belsand sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jafarpur?54.7% (Census 2011)