# Jiyan Village, Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Jiyan

Jiyan is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 118 households**, the 30th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 560people (2011)
- 118households
- 49.8%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Jiyan PIN code and other codes

Jiyan falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGurbandha
- Census village code364186

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

## How far is Jiyan from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)35 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 Jiyan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Jiyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Bahragora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Jiyan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Jiyan

Of every 100 households in Jiyan in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiyan · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****24%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

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 Jiyan?

■ Jiyan · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****66.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 43.4% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 364 (98%)

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 Gurbandha

- Panrra Pathar626 people
- Manda605 people
- Chokshol593 people
- Naikanshol561 people
- Tal Pathar Para544 people
- Kenduapal512 people
- Larkabasa508 people
- Gura498 people

[All 93 villages in Gurbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jiyan from Jamshedpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Jiyan?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiyan in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jiyan?49.8% (Census 2011)