# Shijhua Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Shijhua

Shijhua is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **2,583 people in 511 households**, the 24th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,583people (2011)
- 511households
- 63.9%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Shijhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shijhua is 854331.** Shijhua falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221899

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

## How far is Shijhua from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)46 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)20 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 Shijhua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shijhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Shijhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Shijhua

Of every 100 households in Shijhua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shijhua · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**57%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shijhua?

■ Shijhua · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**952

Working population ****52.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (30%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (6%) · **■** Marginal 675 (50%)

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 Kursakatta

- Rajaula2,911 people
- Parasi2,899 people
- Balchanda2,895 people
- Asabhag2,660 people
- Madhubani2,414 people
- Khajurbari2,401 people
- Doria2,300 people
- Sonapur2,189 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shijhua?854331
- How far is Shijhua from Araria?46 km by road
- What is the population of Shijhua?2,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shijhua in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shijhua?63.9% (Census 2011)