# Jithian Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Jithian

Jithian is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,087 people in 746 households**, the 6th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 5,087people (2011)
- 746households
- 51.7%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Jithian PIN code and other codes

Jithian falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJethiyan
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255127

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

## How far is Jithian from nearby towns?

- Gaya (district HQ)43 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)43 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 Jithian?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Jithian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Jithian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 2,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,623 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 Jithian

Of every 100 households in Jithian in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jithian · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**29%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jithian?

■ Jithian · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**957

Working population ****39.4%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 443 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,319 (66%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 161 (8%)

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 Muhra

- Sauntar6,070 people
- Sarsu6,037 people
- Dariyapur5,912 people
- Reula5,509 people
- Jota4,086 people
- Arai3,353 people
- Basar2,926 people
- Bikaipur2,758 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jithian from Gaya?43 km by road
- What is the population of Jithian?5,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jithian in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jithian?51.7% (Census 2011)