# Jokia Village, Bhagwanpur, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhagwanpur, Begusarai 

# Jokia

Jokia is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **851127**. The 2011 Census counted **4,634 people in 978 households**, the 8th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 4,634people (2011)
- 978households
- 66.6%literacy
- 851127PIN code

## Jokia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jokia is 851127.** Jokia falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- PIN code851127
- Gram panchayatJokia
- Community development blockBhagwanpur
- Census village code237685

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

## How far is Jokia from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)15 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)15 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 Jokia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jokia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Jokia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Jokia

Of every 100 households in Jokia in 2011, 5 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jokia · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jokia?

■ Jokia · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**925

Working population ****50.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 472 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,444 (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 Bhagwanpur

- Chanaur5,208 people
- Damodarpur5,189 people
- Lakhanpur4,995 people
- Bhagwanpur4,778 people
- Kabia4,035 people
- Mahdauli4,020 people
- Surajpura3,904 people
- Kiratpur3,887 people

[All 156 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/bhagwanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jokia?851127
- How far is Jokia from Begusarai?15 km by road
- What is the population of Jokia?4,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jokia in?Begusarai district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jokia?66.6% (Census 2011)