Jelas गाव, Dandkhora ब्लॉक, कटिहार जिल्हा — पिनकोड 855114, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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LGD code: 225429
Pincode: 855114
Post office: Sonali
Population: 1,184
Households: 221
Literacy rate: 50.6%
Sex ratio: 916 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 358

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Jelas ची तुलना

By population, Jelas ranks #18 of 50 villages in Dandkhora mandal.

Literacy rate

50.6%

+1.8% vs mandal average

Jelas: 50.6%
Dandkhora mandal: 48.8%
Katihar district: 41.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

916

−11 vs mandal average

Jelas: 916
Dandkhora mandal: 927

Household size

people per home

5.4

+0.7 vs mandal average

Jelas: 5.4
Dandkhora mandal: 4.7

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

Jelas एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Jelas हे बिहारच्या कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील 1,184 लोकसंख्येचे 221 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील 50 गावांत 18वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 51% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 49% पेक्षा 2 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 916 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 855114 आहे, Sonali पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 225429 आहे. गाव Purnia विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,396, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

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गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Jelas · हे गाव	1,184	51%	—
Bhamraili · Dandkhora	4,265	43%	—
Bhelahi · Dandkhora	2,084	49%	—
Raghaili · Dandkhora	991	47%	—
Majhwa · Dandkhora	684	31%	—
Badhia · Dandkhora	473	51%	—
Chapra · Dandkhora	336	65%	—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jelas

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 4
Power hours (winter): 3
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 0
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 1
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: Yes
Nearest statutory town: KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km): 18
Distance to district HQ (km): 18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 7
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): BHAMRAILI
Total area (ha): 95.12
Irrigated area (ha): 45.02
Forest area (ha): 0

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

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मुख्य माहिती — Jelas

LGD code: 225429
Pincode: 855114
Post office: Sonali
Population (Census 2011): 1,184
Population (projected 2026): 1,396
Households: 221
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 916
Literacy rate: 50.6%
Lok Sabha constituency: Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Purnia
Member of Parliament: Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly: Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal: Dandkhora
Nearest railway station: Ranipatra (4.7 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Katihar district level

Then & Now

Jelas — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,184

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,396

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

221

Census 2011 baseline

+18.1%

Households · 2026

261

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,184Census 2011
Households: 221Census 2011
Literacy rate: 50.6%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 916 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,3962026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 2612026 projection
Active job cards: 3,20,356MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,71,004MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 888NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 49.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.0%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 44.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.6%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 68.4%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Katihar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Katihar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Katihar district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Railway · station
Ranipatra
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Railway · station
Rautara
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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt

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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

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Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt
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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain
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Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj
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Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
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If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
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Jelas बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Jelas चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

बिहारच्या कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील Jelas चा पिनकोड 855114 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Sonali आहे.

Jelas ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Jelas ची टपाल कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील Sonali पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 855114 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Jelas कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Jelas हे भारतातील बिहारच्या कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Jelas ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Jelas गावाची लोकसंख्या 1,184 आहे 221 कुटुंबांत.

Jelas ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Jelas गावाची साक्षरता 50.6% आहे.

Jelas चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Jelas गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 916 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Jelas चे आमदार कोण?

Jelas Purnia विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 62) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Vijay Kumar Khemka (BJP).

Jelas चे खासदार कोण?

Jelas Purnia लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Pappu Yadav (IND).

2026 मध्ये Jelas ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Jelas ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,396, 2011 च्या 1,184 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Jelas चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Jelas गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 225429 आहे.

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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)