Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali
# Jarangi

Jarangi is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,707 people in 363 households, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 1,707 people (2011)
- 363 households
- 70.5% literacy
- 837 females per 1,000 males

## Jarangi PIN code and other codes

Jarangi falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jarang Rampur
- Community development block Paterhi Belsar
- Census village code 234739

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jarangi from nearby towns?
- Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jarangi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jarangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jarnrampur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Paterhi Belsar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jarangi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jarangi

Of every 100 households in Jarangi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jarangi · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 17% 15%
- Toilet within the home 14% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 77%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 19% 49%
- Television 9% 14%
- Mobile phone 78% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 20%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jarangi?

■ Jarangi · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.5% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 837 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 916
- Working population 30.2% 35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 56.6% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 184 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 166 (32%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 66 (13%) · ■ Marginal 89 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Paterhi Belsar
- Manpura 1,921 people
- Chak Ghulamuddin urf Kishunpur 1,879 people
- Patekha Khurd 1,875 people
- Baja Chak 1,856 people
- Birmamath Urf Harnathpur Harna 1,652 people
- Mauna Bishunpur Himmat 1,386 people
- Bankholi Urf Mangauli 1,253 people
- Bahor Khan Urf Bhagwanpur 1,104 people

All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar

## Quick answers
- How far is Jarangi from Hajipur? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Jarangi? 1,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarangi in? Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jarangi? 70.5% (Census 2011)

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