Village · Kelapur, Yavatmal # Jira Jira is a village in Kelapur sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, PIN code 445323. The 2011 Census counted 980 people in 257 households, the 42nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 980 people (2011) - 257 households - 63.8% literacy - 445323 PIN code ## Jira PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jira is 445323. Jira falls in Kelapur sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 445323 - Community development block Kelapur - Census village code 543438 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jira from nearby towns? - Pandharkaoda (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ) 25 km by road - Pandharkaoda (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jira? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Runza - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandharkawara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ykongara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jira known for? The main crops are cotton, wheat and chilli. About 68% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jira Of every 100 households in Jira in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jira · ■ Kelapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 59% - Toilet within the home 0% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 49% 81% - Tap water 1% 42% - Drinking water within premises 1% 29% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 88% - Use banking services 52% 54% - Television 19% 31% - Mobile phone 22% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 54% 47% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jira? ■ Jira · ■ Kelapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.8% 78.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 947 939 - Working population 59.3% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 161 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 204 (35%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (1%) · ■ Marginal 206 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kelapur - Dhoki 1,079 people - Muchi 1,042 people - Zuli 1,035 people - Pimpalshenda 989 people - Sakhi Bk. 971 people - Vrindavan Takli 970 people - Adni 958 people - Wai 940 people All 140 villages in Kelapur ## Other places named Jira - Jira · Village, Dhari, Amreli · 2,426 people - Jira · Village, Savar Kundla, Amreli · 1,921 people - Jira · Village, Jagatsinghapur, Jagatsinghapur · 848 people - Jira · Village, Samudrapur, Wardha · 316 people - Jira · Village, Mahanga, Cuttack · 286 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jira? 445323 - How far is Jira from Yavatmal? 25 km by road - What is the population of Jira? 980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jira in? Yavatmal district (Kelapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jira? 63.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kelapur/jira/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.