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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
USHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 223286
- Pincode
- 854102
- Post office
- Chopra Ram Nagar
- Population
- 3,151
- Households
- 558
- Literacy rate
- 40%
- Sex ratio
- 900 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 921
Census 2011 · in context
How Anjhari compares
By population, Anjhari ranks #27 of 55 villages in Rupauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.0%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Anjhari
- 40.0%
- Rupauli mandal
- 39.8%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−14 vs mandal average
- Anjhari
- 900
- Rupauli mandal
- 914
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Anjhari
- 5.6
- Rupauli mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Anjhari at a glance
Anjhari is a village of 3,151 people in 558 households (Census 2011) in Rupauli block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 27th-largest of 55 villages in Rupauli block. Literacy is 40%, about the same as the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854102, served by Chopra Ram Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 223286. The sarpanch is USHA DEVI, and the village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,715 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhauwa Parbal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anjhari · this village | 3,151 | 40% | — |
| Bijai · Rupauli | 12,435 | 36% | — |
| Bairma · Rupauli | 3,402 | 44% | — |
| Bhaua Parbal · Rupauli | 1,808 | 39% | — |
| Bharoria · Rupauli | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Anjhari
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAUGACHHIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhaua Parbal
- Total area (ha)
- 418
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 225.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Anjhari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Anjhari
- LGD code
- 223286
- Pincode
- 854102
- Post office
- Chopra Ram Nagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,151
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,715
- Households
- 558
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 900
- Literacy rate
- 40.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- USHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Rupauli
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854102
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Anjhari
Other villages in Rupauli mandal
View all 60+ →- Goriar
- Koili Semra
- Dhusar Tikapatti
- Bijai
- Mohanpur Istamrar
- Mataili Khemchand
- Rampur Parhat
- Dobha
- Chapahari
- Balia
- Lachhmipur
- Nathpur
- Sukhsena Milik
- Lachhimipur Girdhar
- Banki
- Goapara
- Bahuti
- Bhikna
- Bela Parsadi
- Mahabla
- Dhobgidha Rupauli
- Kanp
- Bairia
- Mataili Khemnarain
- Basantpur
- Bairma
- Maini
- Bahadura
- Dhobgidha
- Dhusar
- Harnaha
- Basgarha
- Bhaua Parbal
- Singhpur
- Bhawanipur Patkaili
- Teldiha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)