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Jarhanda

Azamnagar mandal
Pincode 855113
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Jarhanda is a village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,148 across 229 households. The village has a literacy rate of 33.8% and is located at 25.569°N, 87.892°E with PIN code 855113.

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LGD code
225135
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
1,148
Households
229
Literacy rate
33.8%
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000♂
Workers
313
Distance to district centre
89 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 km
Distance to Patna
276 km
Distance to Kolkata
337 km
Nearest railway station
Bhawanipur Bihar · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jarhanda compares

By population, Jarhanda ranks #100 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.8%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Jarhanda
33.8%
Azamnagar mandal
38.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−10 vs mandal average
Jarhanda
910
Azamnagar mandal
920
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.4 vs mandal average
Jarhanda
5.0
Azamnagar mandal
4.6

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

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Jarhanda at a glance

Jarhanda is a village of 1,148 people in 229 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 100th-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 34%, 4 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 89 km from the Katihar district centre, 5 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 4 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225135. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 7 km away. The sarpanch is jubeda johur bano, and the village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by Tarkishore Prasad.

Gram panchayat: Mallikpur

Key facts — Jarhanda

LGD code
225135
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
1,148
Population (projected 2026)
1,353
Households
229
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
910
Literacy rate
33.8%
Coordinates
25.56947°N, 87.89163°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katihar
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tarkishore Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
jubeda johur bano
Block / Mandal
Azamnagar
Getting there

How to reach Jarhanda

Mandal centre
Azamnagar · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 89 km
≈ 3 h 4 min by car · 3 h 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 4.7 km
≈ 10 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna276 kmcapital
  • Kolkata337 km
  • Delhi1110 km
  • Hyderabad1331 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar4 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari21 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH7 km
  • ATM / banksbi25 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance29 km
  • CollegeD S College31 km
  • Police stationPolice station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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