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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pratibha devi
Contact: 79****4712
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- LGD code
- 234739
- Pincode
- 844111
- Post office
- Aniruddha Belsar
- Population
- 1,707
- Households
- 363
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Sex ratio
- 837 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 515
Census 2011 · in context
How Jarangi compares
By population, Jarangi ranks #26 of 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.4%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Jarangi
- 57.4%
- Paterhi Belsar mandal
- 55.1%
- Vaishali district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
837
−78 vs mandal average
- Jarangi
- 837
- Paterhi Belsar mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Jarangi
- 4.7
- Paterhi Belsar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarangi at a glance
Jarangi is a village of 1,707 people in 363 households (Census 2011) in Paterhi Belsar block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar block. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 837 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844111, served by Aniruddha Belsar post office; the LGD village code is 234739. The sarpanch is Pratibha devi, and the village votes in Gaighat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Komal Singh. The population is estimated at 2,013 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jarang Rampur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarangi · this village | 1,707 | 57% | — |
| Jarang Rampur · Paterhi Belsar | 5,699 | 64% | — |
| Dharampur Jarang · Paterhi Belsar | 2,126 | 53% | — |
| Swiam Kanth · Paterhi Belsar | 2,022 | 61% | — |
| Jagdishpur · Paterhi Belsar | 1,049 | 69% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jarangi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JARANG RAMPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jarangi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jarangi
- LGD code
- 234739
- Pincode
- 844111
- Post office
- Aniruddha Belsar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,707
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,013
- Households
- 363
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 837
- Literacy rate
- 57.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gaighat
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Komal Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pratibha devi
- Block / Mandal
- Paterhi Belsar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 844111
- NagwanPaterhi Belsar mandal6,895 pop
- Jarang RampurPaterhi Belsar mandal5,699 pop
- Surahatha DharampurPaterhi Belsar mandal5,242 pop
- KarnejiPaterhi Belsar mandal5,154 pop
- Misraulia AfzalpurPaterhi Belsar mandal5,077 pop
- Sain BeraunaPaterhi Belsar mandal4,063 pop
- Paterhi Bhai KhanPaterhi Belsar mandal3,161 pop
- Manora Urf Mahamadpur PaterhaPaterhi Belsar mandal3,134 pop
- ChintamanpurPaterhi Belsar mandal2,917 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Jarangi
Looking for a different Jarangi? 1 other village shares this name across India. All villages named Jarangi →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jarangi
Other villages in Paterhi Belsar mandal
View all 49+ →- Nagwan
- Jarang Rampur
- Surahatha Dharampur
- Karneji
- Misraulia Afzalpur
- Sain Berauna
- Paterhi Bhai Khan
- Manora Urf Mahamadpur Paterha
- Chintamanpur
- Upraulurf Dharampur Dharam
- Belsand
- Pakri Urf Munja Pakri
- Paterha Buzurg
- Paterha Jairam
- Belaur Urf Baikurthpurragho
- Bibipur Urf Rampurudeh
- Misraulia Jagdish
- Dharampur Jarang
- Swiam Kanth
- Kataru Chak Mahmada
- Mauna Mehman
- Manpura
- Chak Ghulamuddin Urf Kishunpur
- Patekha Khurd
- Baja Chak
- Birmamath Urf Harnathpur Harna
- Mauna Bishunpur Himmat
- Bankholi Urf Mangauli
- Bahor Khan Urf Bhagwanpur
- Rasulpur
- Jagdishpur
- Maruf Chak
- Barwara
- Ram Math
- Tal Rohua
- Fatehpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)