Jalai
Mahishi block · Saharsa
district, Bihar · PIN 852216
· village code 226349
Population 2011
6,722
Census of India
Population 2020
9,741
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+44.9%
3,019 people · 4.2% a year
Households
1,885
+45.1% vs 1,299 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
6,722
Male / female
3,479 / 3,243
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
932
Children aged 0–6
1,575
Literacy rate
33.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,397 / 5
Working population
2,626
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
78.8%
Households
1,299
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road nearest 10 km away
No
Public transport nearest 10 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
1,215
Non-farm households
620
Share of households farming, 2020
66%
Net sown area
249 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
201 / 249 / 0
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Manovar panchayat, Mahishi zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹41.14 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹20.66 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹28.58 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹33.22 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹31.80 lakh · received ₹8.23 lakh · spent ₹12.63 lakh · left ₹27.40 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹9.33 lakh · received ₹12.43 lakh · spent ₹15.95 lakh · left ₹5.81 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.8559, 86.4566 —
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