# Jala Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Jala

Jala is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 11 households**, the 127th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 52people (2011)
- 11households
- 48.7%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Jala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jala is 813221.** Jala falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatPawkuri
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240479

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

## How far is Jala from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)29 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 Jala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatasila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)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 Jala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Jala

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

■ Jala · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****9%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**36%

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 Jala?

■ Jala · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**64.9%

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

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**918

Working population ****36.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 19 (100%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Korharia Arazi119 people
- Thebhai111 people
- Goriawan83 people
- Dealdih67 people
- Raipura48 people
- Masudanpur32 people
- Maldih Bagha19 people
- Silauta Bhatotar19 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jala?813221
- How far is Jala from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jala?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jala in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jala?48.7% (Census 2011)