Jafra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Jafra ranks #27 of 118 villages in Belaganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jafra is a village of 2,749 people in 365 households (Census 2011) in Belaganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 27th-largest of 118 villages in Belaganj block. Literacy is 56%, 4 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804403, served by Belaganj post office; the LGD village code is 254924. The sarpanch is KALI DEVI, and the village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,241 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Panari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafra · this village | 2,749 | 56% | — |
| Panari · Belaganj | 3,463 | 54% | — |
| Kazipur · Belaganj | 1,214 | 49% | — |
| Pipra · Belaganj | 1,132 | 59% | — |
| Dariyapur · Belaganj | 960 | 42% | — |
| Nandu Bigha · Belaganj | 694 | 58% | — |
| Bhagwanpur · Belaganj | 506 | 46% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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