# Jhari Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Jhari

Jhari is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,138 people in 521 households**, the 4th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 3,138people (2011)
- 521households
- 56.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Jhari PIN code and other codes

Jhari falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhari
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255812

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

## How far is Jhari from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 Jhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bahera
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Jhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Jhari

Of every 100 households in Jhari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhari · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhari?

■ Jhari · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**971

Working population ****65.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,520 (74%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (5%) · **■** Marginal 394 (19%)

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 Amas

- Hamzapur5,226 people
- Amas4,679 people
- Mahuawan3,312 people
- Kalwan2,756 people
- Ekauna2,624 people
- Barki Sawo2,601 people
- Majhaulia2,485 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhari from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jhari?3,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhari in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhari?56.1% (Census 2011)