Jafra
Siwan block · Siwan
district, Bihar · PIN 841227
· village code 231375
Population 2011
1,388
Census of India
Population 2020
1,810
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+30.4%
422 people · 3.0% a year
Households
238
+14.4% vs 208 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,388
Male / female
719 / 669
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
930
Children aged 0–6
226
Literacy rate
55.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
39 / 3
Working population
879
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
62.1%
Households
208
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 5 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
202
Non-farm households
30
Share of households farming, 2020
87%
Net sown area
50 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
40 / 30 / 50
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Sarabe panchayat, Siwan 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
₹85.62 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.21 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹71.24 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹32.59 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹21.29 lakh · received ₹7.26 lakh · spent ₹16.08 lakh · left ₹12.47 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹64.33 lakh · received ₹10.96 lakh · spent ₹55.16 lakh · left ₹20.12 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.2897, 84.3471 —
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