# Jakha Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Jakha

Jakha is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813209**. The 2011 Census counted **2,637 people in 507 households**, the 22nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,637people (2011)
- 507households
- 60.5%literacy
- 813209PIN code

## Jakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakha is 813209.** Jakha falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813209
- Gram panchayatLaugain
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241128

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

## How far is Jakha from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Jakha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Jakha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 481 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 Jakha

Of every 100 households in Jakha in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jakha?

■ Jakha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**943

Working population ****44.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 768 (66%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Dhupsanda2,959 people
- Beldiha2,836 people
- Rangaon Buzurg2,787 people
- Sain Chak2,649 people
- Mahua Kachrati2,624 people
- Motanga2,567 people
- Gachia2,505 people
- Tahirpur2,499 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakha?813209
- How far is Jakha from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jakha?2,637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakha in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jakha?60.5% (Census 2011)