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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 220394
- Pincode
- 847222
- Post office
- Arerhat
- Population
- 5,585
- Households
- 1,031
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,861
Census 2011 · in context
How Jafra compares
By population, Jafra ranks #17 of 57 villages in Bisfi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.6%
+2.4% vs mandal average
- Jafra
- 46.6%
- Bisfi mandal
- 44.2%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+26 vs mandal average
- Jafra
- 938
- Bisfi mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Jafra
- 5.4
- Bisfi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jafra at a glance
Jafra is a village of 5,585 people in 1,031 households (Census 2011) in Bisfi block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 57 villages in Bisfi block. Literacy is 47%, 2 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847222, served by Arerhat post office; the LGD village code is 220394. The village votes in Bisfi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asif Ahmad. The population is estimated at 6,585 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafra · this village | 5,585 | 47% | — |
| Belaunja · Bisfi | 4,510 | 61% | — |
| Mokadampur · Bisfi | 886 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jafra
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUBANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jafra
- Total area (ha)
- 378.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 111.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jafra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jafra
- LGD code
- 220394
- Pincode
- 847222
- Post office
- Arerhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,585
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,585
- Households
- 1,031
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhubani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bisfi
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Asif Ahmad
- Block / Mandal
- Bisfi
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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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)