Village · Bhagwanpur Hat, Siwan # Jalpurwa Jalpurwa is a village in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 420 people in 60 households, the 103rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 420 people (2011) - 60 households - 71.3% literacy - 875 females per 1,000 males ## Jalpurwa PIN code and other codes Jalpurwa falls in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Gopalpur - Community development block Bhagwanpur Hat - Census village code 231811 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jalpurwa from nearby towns? - Bhagwanpur Hat (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Siwan (district HQ) 24 km by road - Siwan (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jalpurwa? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Jalpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Siwan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Siwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Siwan - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jalpurwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jalpurwa Of every 100 households in Jalpurwa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jalpurwa · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 3% - Toilet within the home 21% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 76% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 93% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 92% 68% - Television 25% 10% - Mobile phone 82% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 7% 12% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jalpurwa? ■ Jalpurwa · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 70.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 629 930 - Working population 21.4% 25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.9% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (7%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 63 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhagwanpur Hat - Arazi Nagwa 528 people - Rampur 494 people - Juaphar tola 449 people - Goiya Nar 427 people - Chakia 401 people - Chainpur 399 people - Chaurasi 365 people - Rasulpur 339 people All 114 villages in Bhagwanpur Hat ## Quick answers - How far is Jalpurwa from Siwan? 24 km by road - What is the population of Jalpurwa? 420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jalpurwa in? Siwan district (Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jalpurwa? 71.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/bhagwanpur-hat/jalpurwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.