# Jhajhwa Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Jhajhwa

Jhajhwa is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,944 people in 504 households**, the 20th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,944people (2011)
- 504households
- 55.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Jhajhwa PIN code and other codes

Jhajhwa falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSupauli, Lohjra
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231148

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

## How far is Jhajhwa from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)32 km by road
- Barauli (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 Jhajhwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalgunj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jhajhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Jhajhwa

Of every 100 households in Jhajhwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhajhwa · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhajhwa?

■ Jhajhwa · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**933

Working population ****31.4%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 46.7% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (14%) · **■** Marginal 740 (80%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Budhsi3,322 people
- Jalalpur Khurd3,313 people
- Kashi Tengrahi3,249 people
- Pakri3,081 people
- Salehpur2,922 people
- Bishunpura2,184 people
- Teknewas1,970 people
- Harpur1,894 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhajhwa from Gopalganj?32 km by road
- What is the population of Jhajhwa?2,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajhwa in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajhwa?55.9% (Census 2011)