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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH
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- LGD code
- 252222
- Pincode
- 821113
- Post office
- Takia Bazar
- Population
- 906
- Households
- 167
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 325
Census 2011 · in context
How Janjra compares
By population, Janjra ranks #78 of 201 villages in Sheosagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.3%
+17.8% vs mandal average
- Janjra
- 74.3%
- Sheosagar mandal
- 56.5%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−5 vs mandal average
- Janjra
- 924
- Sheosagar mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.4
−1.1 vs mandal average
- Janjra
- 5.4
- Sheosagar mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Janjra at a glance
Janjra is a village of 906 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Sheosagar block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 78th-largest of 201 villages in Sheosagar block. Literacy is 74%, 18 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821113, served by Takia Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 252222. The sarpanch is KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 1,068 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Janjra
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nad
- Total area (ha)
- 84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 78.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Janjra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Janjra
- LGD code
- 252222
- Pincode
- 821113
- Post office
- Takia Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 906
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,068
- Households
- 167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Sheosagar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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