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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dilip kumar rawat
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- LGD code
- 258559
- Pincode
- 811301
- Post office
- Aliganj (Jamui)
- Population
- 867
- Households
- 114
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 849 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 226
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhanjhri compares
By population, Jhanjhri ranks #52 of 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
+8.7% vs mandal average
Jhanjhri56.4%
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal47.7%
Jamui district48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
849
−80 vs mandal average
Jhanjhri849
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal929
Household size
people per home
7.6
+1.6 vs mandal average
Jhanjhri7.6
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhanjhri at a glance
Jhanjhri is a village of 867 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Islamnagar Aliganj block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 52nd-largest of 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj block. Literacy is 56%, 9 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 849 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811301, served by Aliganj (Jamui) post office; the LGD village code is 258559. The sarpanch is Dilip kumar rawat, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 1,022 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Islamnagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhanjhri · this village | 867 | 56% | — |
| Islamnagar · Islamnagar Aliganj | 7,393 | 38% | — |
| Tetaria · Islamnagar Aliganj | 1,308 | 47% | — |
| Dharampur · Islamnagar Aliganj | 1,202 | 42% | — |
| Magurhar · Islamnagar Aliganj | 965 | 42% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhanjhri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMUI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Islamnagar
- Total area (ha)
- 81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhanjhri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jhanjhri
- LGD code
- 258559
- Pincode
- 811301
- Post office
- Aliganj (Jamui)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 867
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,022
- Households
- 114
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 849
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Dilip kumar rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Islamnagar Aliganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811301
- AliganjIslamnagar Aliganj mandal9,277 pop
- IslamnagarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal7,393 pop
- ArhaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal6,548 pop
- DinnagarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal6,351 pop
- KaiarIslamnagar Aliganj mandal5,570 pop
- DarkhaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,943 pop
- DighautIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,843 pop
- MirzaganjIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,638 pop
- ChaurasaIslamnagar Aliganj mandal3,416 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)