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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Jotha

Jotha is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813109**. The 2011 Census counted **4,686 people in 936 households**, the 8th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 4,686people (2011)
- 936households
- 72.6%literacy
- 813109PIN code

## Jotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jotha is 813109.** Jotha falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813109
- Gram panchayatKharaundha-Jotha
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240956

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

## How far is Jotha from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)7 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 Jotha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panjwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Jotha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Jotha

Of every 100 households in Jotha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jotha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Jotha?

■ Jotha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**943

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (17%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,161 (62%)

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

- Bhelai5,436 people
- Pair5,425 people
- Jaipur4,894 people
- Babura4,873 people
- Rangaon4,484 people
- Chalna4,420 people
- Kadma3,928 people
- Hasai3,670 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jotha?813109
- How far is Jotha from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jotha?4,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotha in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jotha?72.6% (Census 2011)