# Jhakhra Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Jhakhra

Jhakhra is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,948 people in 531 households**, the 10th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,948people (2011)
- 531households
- 70.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Jhakhra PIN code and other codes

Jhakhra falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhakhra
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240412

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

## How far is Jhakhra from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)36 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)36 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 Jhakhra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Jhakhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Jhakhra

Of every 100 households in Jhakhra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhakhra · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****20%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhakhra?

■ Jhakhra · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**918

Working population ****27.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 557 (68%)

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

- Baidpur3,477 people
- Bhatasila3,242 people
- Warsabad3,237 people
- Kurma2,959 people
- Khajuri2,945 people
- Pakaria2,751 people
- Asauta2,724 people
- Mirzapur2,636 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhakhra from Banka?36 km by road
- What is the population of Jhakhra?2,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhakhra in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhakhra?70.5% (Census 2011)