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Revenue village·Kadwa block·Katihar

Jian

Kadwa mandal
Pincode 855114
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Jian observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Kadwa mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kadwa mandal is Ashirwad club kalibari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jian itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Jian is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 3,610 spread across 787 households. The village has a literacy rate of 27%.

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LGD code
224692
Pincode
855114
Post office
Sonali
Population
3,610
Households
787
Literacy rate
27%
Sex ratio
854 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,143
Distance to district centre
88 km
Distance to mandal centre
45 km
Distance to Patna
276 km
Distance to Kolkata
345 km
Nearest railway station
Mukuria Junction · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jian compares

By population, Jian ranks #27 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
27.0%
−13.3% vs mandal average
Jian
27.0%
Kadwa mandal
40.3%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
854
−68 vs mandal average
Jian
854
Kadwa mandal
922
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Jian
4.6
Kadwa mandal
4.8

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

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Jian at a glance

Jian is a village of 3,610 people in 787 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 27th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 27%, 13 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 854 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Katihar district centre, 2 km from Bazidpur, the nearest town, 2 km from Mukuria Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855114, served by Sonali post office; the LGD village code is 224692. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 5 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 4,256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nista

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jian · this village3,61027%
Minapur · Purbasthali - I2,10562%1.7 km NW
Minapur · Karandighi1,43351%1.7 km NW
Bagdar · Azamnagar2,00545%1.8 km SE
Emadpur · Patepur4,59553%1.9 km NE
Emadpur · Ismailpur3507%1.9 km NE
Emadpur · Sahebganj1,12963%1.9 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jian

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
1
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
NIATA
Total area (ha)
221
Irrigated area (ha)
100.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Jian

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jian

LGD code
224692
Pincode
855114
Post office
Sonali
Population (Census 2011)
3,610
Population (projected 2026)
4,256
Households
787
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
854
Literacy rate
27.0%
Coordinates
25.64615°N, 87.88671°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Kadwa
Getting there

How to reach Jian

Mandal centre
Kadwa · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 88 km
≈ 3 h by car · 3 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,651 people
Bazidpur · ≈ 2.5 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna276 kmcapital
  • Kolkata345 km
  • Delhi1106 km
  • Hyderabad1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMukuria Junction2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari16 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH5 km
  • ATM / banksbi25 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance21 km
  • CollegeD S College33 km
  • Police stationPolice station34 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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