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- LGD code
- 244886
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population
- 796
- Households
- 116
- Literacy rate
- 66.2%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 219
Census 2011 · in context
How Jagai compares
By population, Jagai ranks #66 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.2%
+9.0% vs mandal average
- Jagai
- 66.2%
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 57.2%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+25 vs mandal average
- Jagai
- 941
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
6.9
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Jagai
- 6.9
- Ekangarsarai mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jagai at a glance
Jagai is a village of 796 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 66th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 66%, 9 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244886. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 938 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jagai · this village | 796 | 66% | — |
| Amnar Khas · Ekangarsarai | 3,203 | 58% | — |
| Mojahidpur · Ekangarsarai | 1,812 | 54% | — |
| Tarapur · Ekangarsarai | 1,698 | 53% | — |
| Maharaj Ganj · Ekangarsarai | 1,080 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jagai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Amnar Khas
- Total area (ha)
- 68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 47.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jagai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jagai
- LGD code
- 244886
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 796
- Population (projected 2026)
- 938
- Households
- 116
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 66.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
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View all 60+ →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)