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- LGD code
- 224821
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 1,043
- Households
- 240
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 330
Census 2011 · in context
How Ajgaha compares
By population, Ajgaha ranks #54 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+21.1% vs mandal average
- Ajgaha
- 58.3%
- Balrampur mandal
- 37.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−58 vs mandal average
- Ajgaha
- 876
- Balrampur mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Ajgaha
- 4.3
- Balrampur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ajgaha at a glance
Ajgaha is a village of 1,043 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 58%, 21 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855102, served by Barsoi post office; the LGD village code is 224821. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,230 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ajgaha
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALKHOLA(W.B.)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHISAL
- Total area (ha)
- 123.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ajgaha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ajgaha
- LGD code
- 224821
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,043
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,230
- Households
- 240
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Balrampur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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