# Jhajha Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Jhajha

Jhajha is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 127 households**, the 59th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 774people (2011)
- 127households
- 59.7%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Jhajha PIN code and other codes

Jhajha falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSiljori
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241926

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

## How far is Jhajha from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)55 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)13 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 Jhajha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhajha; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jhajha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Jhajha

Of every 100 households in Jhajha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhajha · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhajha?

■ Jhajha · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**46.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**967

Working population ****50.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 191 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 145 (37%)

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 Chanan

- Tola Majhiladih828 people
- Tola Beharbari818 people
- Tola Paharpur808 people
- Tola Bharsar780 people
- Jugri773 people
- Tola Mohandih760 people
- Tola Guhjora757 people
- Tola Larhania753 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhajha from Banka?55 km by road
- What is the population of Jhajha?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajha in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajha?59.7% (Census 2011)