Village · Manigachhi, Darbhanga
# Jatuka

Jatuka is a village in Manigachhi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847233. The 2011 Census counted 5,309 people in 1,037 households, the 17th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 5,309 people (2011)
- 1,037 households
- 44.1% literacy
- 847233 PIN code

## Jatuka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jatuka is 847233. Jatuka falls in Manigachhi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847233
- Gram panchayat Jatuka Paktola
- Community development block Manigachhi
- Census village code 227133

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jatuka from nearby towns?
- Manigachhi (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jatuka?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jatuka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nehra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nehra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jatuka known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jatuka

Of every 100 households in Jatuka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jatuka · ■ Manigachhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 23%
- Toilet within the home 21% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 72%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 91%
- Use banking services 28% 45%
- Television 1% 11%
- Mobile phone 46% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 24%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jatuka?

■ Jatuka · ■ Manigachhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 44.1% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 944
- Working population 26.1% 30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 33.7% for women. 42% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 255 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 473 (34%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 56 (4%) · ■ Marginal 596 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manigachhi
- Ujan 5,856 people
- Gangauli 5,818 people
- Tatuwar 5,771 people
- Belaur 5,576 people
- Pandaul 4,177 people
- Barhampura 4,099 people
- Barhampur 3,730 people
- Chak Basawan 3,511 people

All 47 villages in Manigachhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jatuka? 847233
- How far is Jatuka from Darbhanga? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Jatuka? 5,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jatuka in? Darbhanga district (Manigachhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jatuka? 44.1% (Census 2011)

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