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Jalsua

Azamnagar mandal
Pincode 855113
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Jalsua is a village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 912 across 239 households. Located at 25.471°N, 87.822°E, the village has a literacy rate of 33.4% and is served by railway connectivity. PIN code 855113.

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LGD code
225282
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
912
Households
239
Literacy rate
33.4%
Sex ratio
1049 ♀/1000♂
Workers
438
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
30 km
Distance to Patna
270 km
Distance to Kolkata
327 km
Nearest railway station
Babhabgaon Halt · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jalsua compares

By population, Jalsua ranks #114 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.4%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Jalsua
33.4%
Azamnagar mandal
38.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+129 vs mandal average
Jalsua
1,049
Azamnagar mandal
920
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.8 vs mandal average
Jalsua
3.8
Azamnagar mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jalsua at a glance

Jalsua is a village of 912 people in 239 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 114th-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 33%, 5 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Katihar district centre, 8 km from Uttar Harishchandrapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Babhabgaon Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225282. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 2,083 in 2026, up 128% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kharsota

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jalsua

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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHARSOTA
Total area (ha)
50.77
Irrigated area (ha)
21.66
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jalsua

LGD code
225282
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
912
Population (projected 2026)
2,083
Households
239
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1049
Literacy rate
33.4%
Coordinates
25.47143°N, 87.82211°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katihar
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tarkishore Prasad
Block / Mandal
Azamnagar
Nearest railway station
Babhabgaon Halt (0.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Jalsua

Mandal centre
Azamnagar · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 55 min by car · 3 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 8.2 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna270 kmcapital
  • Kolkata327 km
  • Delhi1107 km
  • Hyderabad1319 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBabhabgaon Halt<1 km
  • Bus stopMaiharpur22 km
  • Hospital / PHCHarishchandrapur Rural Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump28 km
  • CollegeD S College25 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)27 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Babhabgaon Haltunder 1 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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