# Jhajha Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Jhajha

Jhajha is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 59 households**, the 143rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 300people (2011)
- 59households
- 63.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Jhajha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPair
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241144

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?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (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 Jhajha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhajha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khesar
- ○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 stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 58% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhajha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****7%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Jhajha?

■ Jhajha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**943

Working population ****63.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 177 (93%)

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

- Rajaur363 people
- Ranka352 people
- Shewan Chak349 people
- Gadiaun342 people
- Baitpur289 people
- Thagrua288 people
- Gurdoar280 people
- Marpa255 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhajha from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jhajha?300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajha in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajha?63.1% (Census 2011)