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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bibi Safida
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- LGD code
- 222212
- Pincode
- 854329
- Post office
- Jokihat
- Population
- 2,059
- Households
- 433
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Sex ratio
- 863 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 638
Census 2011 · in context
How Pechaili compares
By population, Pechaili ranks #60 of 99 villages in Jokihat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.9%
+4.6% vs mandal average
- Pechaili
- 45.9%
- Jokihat mandal
- 41.3%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
863
−56 vs mandal average
- Pechaili
- 863
- Jokihat mandal
- 919
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Pechaili
- 4.8
- Jokihat mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pechaili at a glance
Pechaili is a village of 2,059 people in 433 households (Census 2011) in Jokihat block, Araria district, Bihar, the 60th-largest of 99 villages in Jokihat block. Literacy is 46%, 5 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 863 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854329, served by Jokihat post office; the LGD village code is 222212. The sarpanch is Bibi Safida, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,428 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pechaili
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chaukta
- Total area (ha)
- 174
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 63.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pechaili
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pechaili
- LGD code
- 222212
- Pincode
- 854329
- Post office
- Jokihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,428
- Households
- 433
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 863
- Literacy rate
- 45.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bibi Safida
- Block / Mandal
- Jokihat
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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