# Jalwasi Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Jalwasi

Jalwasi is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 146 households**, the 64th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 146households
- 75.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Jalwasi PIN code and other codes

Jalwasi falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur Jalwasi
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248719

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

## How far is Jalwasi from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)9 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)9 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 Jalwasi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jalwasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Jalwasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 69% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Jalwasi

Of every 100 households in Jalwasi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalwasi · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jalwasi?

■ Jalwasi · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**946

Working population ****26.3%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (9%)

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 Itarhi

- Kawalpokhar1,082 people
- Khekhsi1,078 people
- Baruna1,066 people
- Bhakhwa1,048 people
- Mathauli1,034 people
- Goppur1,004 people
- Pithni977 people
- Madan Dehra958 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalwasi from Buxar?9 km by road
- What is the population of Jalwasi?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalwasi in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalwasi?75.0% (Census 2011)