# Bhuna Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Bhuna

Bhuna is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,400 people in 518 households**, the 53rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,400people (2011)
- 518households
- 48.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Bhuna PIN code and other codes

Bhuna falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhuna Majgawan
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222209

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhuna from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhuna?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhuna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhuna

Of every 100 households in Bhuna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhuna · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhuna?

■ Bhuna · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**961

Working population ****34.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 474 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Laruabari2,588 people
- Khuti Kharia2,526 people
- Dhobinia2,485 people
- Kajleta2,437 people
- Singar Mohani2,359 people
- Satghara2,351 people
- Artia2,241 people
- Sapa2,224 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhuna from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuna?2,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuna in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuna?48.8% (Census 2011)