# Jhiktia Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Jhiktia

Jhiktia is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **812006**. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 295 households**, the 45th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 295households
- 77.5%literacy
- 812006PIN code

## Jhiktia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhiktia is 812006.** Jhiktia falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code812006
- Gram panchayatDaspur
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239866

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

## How far is Jhiktia from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)20 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 Jhiktia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nathnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jhiktia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Jhiktia

Of every 100 households in Jhiktia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhiktia · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Jhiktia?

■ Jhiktia · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**927

Working population ****41.6%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 612 (94%)

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 Shahkund

- Shekhpur1,654 people
- Pachrukhi1,653 people
- Tetaria1,605 people
- Jagarnathpur1,590 people
- Basdeopur1,529 people
- Joakhar1,526 people
- Karanpur1,503 people
- Janipur1,484 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhiktia?812006
- How far is Jhiktia from Bhagalpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiktia?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiktia in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiktia?77.5% (Census 2011)