Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur # Jahanatikar Jahanatikar is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 304 people in 60 households, the 117th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 304 people (2011) - 60 households - 59.1% literacy - 788 females per 1,000 males ## Jahanatikar PIN code and other codes Jahanatikar falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bansipur - Community development block Colgong - Census village code 239170 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jahanatikar from nearby towns? - Colgong (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 35 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jahanatikar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Jahanatikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Colgong - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Colgong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jahanatikar known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jahanatikar Of every 100 households in Jahanatikar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jahanatikar · ■ Colgong rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 32% - Toilet within the home 18% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 78% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 43% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84% - Use banking services 63% 42% - Television 15% 17% - Mobile phone 35% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 35% 31% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jahanatikar? ■ Jahanatikar · ■ Colgong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 788 872 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 643 947 - Working population 29.9% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 78 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Colgong - Abdullanagar 417 people - Kishundaspur 405 people - Aurangabad 353 people - Lalukita 335 people - Jagdispur 293 people - Tharhi 271 people - Lalukita Kishunpur Pipra 268 people - Alipur 262 people All 209 villages in Colgong ## Quick answers - How far is Jahanatikar from Bhagalpur? 35 km by road - What is the population of Jahanatikar? 304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jahanatikar in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jahanatikar? 59.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/jahanatikar-239170/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.