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- LGD code
- 254848
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population
- 3,068
- Households
- 511
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 861 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,261
Census 2011 · in context
How Manjhar compares
By population, Manjhar ranks #23 of 118 villages in Belaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Manjhar55.2%
Belaganj mandal52.2%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
861
−71 vs mandal average
Manjhar861
Belaganj mandal932
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Manjhar6.0
Belaganj mandal6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manjhar at a glance
Manjhar is a village of 3,068 people in 511 households (Census 2011) in Belaganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 118 villages in Belaganj block. Literacy is 55%, 3 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 861 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804403, served by Belaganj post office; the LGD village code is 254848. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,617 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Manjhar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paibigha
- Total area (ha)
- 312
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 133.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Manjhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Manjhar
- LGD code
- 254848
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,068
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,617
- Households
- 511
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 861
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Belaganj
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)