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Jajuara

जाजुआरा
Katra mandal
Pincode 843360
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Jajuara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Jajuara

  • Sarveshwar Mahadev Temple · 0.4 km
  • Nageshwar Mahadev Temple · 0.5 km
  • Panchvati Sthan · 0.5 km

Named places of worship on record

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Village snapshot

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Jajuara is a larger village in Katra mandal, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, with a population of 25,875 across 5,456 households and a literacy rate of 49.9%. The village has 14 shops, 2 banks, 2 markets, 1 restaurant, and 1 school.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMSAGAR CHAUDHARY
Contact: 97****4466
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LGD code
229140
Pincode
843360
Post office
Jajuar
Population
25,875
Households
5,456
Literacy rate
49.9%
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000♂
Workers
7,787
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
43 km
Distance to Patna
95 km
Distance to Kolkata
497 km
Nearest railway station
Jogiara · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Basant · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jajuara compares

By population, Jajuara ranks #1 of 80 villages in Katra mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
49.9%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Jajuara
49.9%
Katra mandal
44.9%
Muzaffarpur district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
+10 vs mandal average
Jajuara
918
Katra mandal
908
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Jajuara
4.7
Katra mandal
4.9

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

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Jajuara at a glance

Jajuara is a village of 25,875 people in 5,456 households (Census 2011) in Katra block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the largest of 80 villages in Katra block. Literacy is 50%, 5 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Muzaffarpur district centre, 6 km from Bokhra, the nearest town, 14 km from Jogiara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 843360, served by Jajuar post office; the LGD village code is 229140. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, weekly market. The sarpanch is RAMSAGAR CHAUDHARY, and the village votes in Bahadurpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madan Sahni. The population is estimated at 30,507 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jajuar East

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jajuara · this village25,87550%
Bokhra · Bokhara14,45936%6.2 km N
Basant · Katra81041%8.2 km NE
Basant · Madanpur3,21549%8.2 km NE
Basant · Chewara71747%8.2 km NE
Basant · Hanumannagar4,09738%8.2 km NE
Basant · Chewara8.2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jajuara

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)
1
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
8
Middle school
8
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
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
MUZAFFARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Yajuara east, Yajuara middle, Yajuara west
Total area (ha)
1,876
Irrigated area (ha)
429.8
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Jajuara

LGD code
229140
Pincode
843360
Post office
Jajuar
Population (Census 2011)
25,875
Population (projected 2026)
30,507
Households
5,456
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
918
Literacy rate
49.9%
Coordinates
26.30463°N, 85.66877°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bahadurpur
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Madan Sahni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAMSAGAR CHAUDHARY
Block / Mandal
Katra
Nearest bank
Bank of Baroda (0.4 km)
Getting there

How to reach Jajuara

Mandal centre
Katra · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Muzaffarpur · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 56 min by car · 2 h 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,459 people
Bokhra · ≈ 6.2 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna95 kmcapital
  • Kolkata497 km
  • Delhi873 km
  • Hyderabad1238 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJogiara14 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Basant9 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda<1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump33 km
  • CollegeTirhut College of Agriculture35 km
  • Police stationBihar Sainya Police - 633 km
Nearest to the village
Bank / ATM
Bank of Barodaunder 1 km
Market
Badi Pokhar Marketunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
  • Bank
  • Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jajuara

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Jajuara

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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