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

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Joakhar

Joakhar is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 281 households**, the 47th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 281households
- 57.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Joakhar PIN code and other codes

Joakhar falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSajour
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239835

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

## How far is Joakhar from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)22 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 Joakhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Joakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Joakhar

Of every 100 households in Joakhar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Joakhar · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Joakhar?

■ Joakhar · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**927

Working population ****31.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 51.5% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (40%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 214 (45%)

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

- Tetaria1,605 people
- Jagarnathpur1,590 people
- Jhiktia1,567 people
- Basdeopur1,529 people
- Karanpur1,503 people
- Janipur1,484 people
- Jamalpur1,446 people
- Bariarpur1,444 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Joakhar from Bhagalpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Joakhar?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joakhar in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Joakhar?57.3% (Census 2011)