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

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Ukhwa

Ukhwa is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,300 people in 646 households**, the 39th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 3,300people (2011)
- 646households
- 55.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Ukhwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKesarra, Kursail
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222174

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

## How far is Ukhwa from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Ukhwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ukhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Ukhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Ukhwa

Of every 100 households in Ukhwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ukhwa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**17%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Ukhwa?

■ Ukhwa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**961

Working population ****32.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (23%) · **■** Household industry 69 (7%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 426 (40%)

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

- Baharbari3,540 people
- Naua Nankar3,491 people
- Hardar3,424 people
- Bhagwanpur3,341 people
- Gogra3,288 people
- Satbhita3,283 people
- Gerki3,269 people
- Barhuwa3,207 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ukhwa from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ukhwa?3,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukhwa in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ukhwa?55.8% (Census 2011)