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- LGD code
- 224987
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 1,809
- Households
- 398
- Literacy rate
- 21.3%
- Sex ratio
- 964 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 508
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Jafarpur তুলনায়
By population, Jafarpur ranks #63 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
21.3%
−13.7% vs mandal average
- Jafarpur
- 21.3%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+44 vs mandal average
- Jafarpur
- 964
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Jafarpur
- 4.5
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jafarpur এক নজরে
Jafarpur বিহার-এর কাটিহার জেলার Barsoi ব্লক-এ 1,809 জনসংখ্যা 398 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Barsoi ব্লক-এর 231 গ্রামের মধ্যে 63তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 21%, ব্লক গড় 35% থেকে 14 পয়েন্ট কম এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 964 নারী। পিনকোড 855102, Barsoi ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 224987। গ্রামটি Purnia বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Khemka। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 2,133, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Eksalla →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
পাশাপাশি তুলনা →| গ্রাম | জনসংখ্যা | সাক্ষরতা | দূরত্ব |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafarpur · এই গ্রাম | 1,809 | 21% | — |
| Eksala · Barsoi | 2,482 | 43% | — |
| Eksala Arazi · Barsoi | 1,028 | 28% | — |
| Chaugachhi · Barsoi | 817 | 46% | — |
| Narwal · Barsoi | 704 | 37% | — |
| Chaugachhi · Barsoi | 703 | 43% | — |
| Eksala · Barsoi | 413 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jafarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 56
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- EKSHALLA
- Total area (ha)
- 141
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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মূল তথ্য — Jafarpur
- LGD code
- 224987
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,809
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,133
- Households
- 398
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 964
- Literacy rate
- 21.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)