# Jekhra Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Jekhra

Jekhra is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **886 people in 181 households**, the 50th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 886people (2011)
- 181households
- 71.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Jekhra PIN code and other codes

Jekhra falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaiar
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258523

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

## How far is Jekhra from nearby towns?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)35 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 Jekhra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jekhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phirhinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Jekhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Jekhra

Of every 100 households in Jekhra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jekhra · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**32%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jekhra?

■ Jekhra · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**955

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 92 (28%)

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 Islamnagar Aliganj

- Dihri1,018 people
- Amba968 people
- Magurhar965 people
- Mahathpur892 people
- Mandra879 people
- Jhanjhri867 people
- Uchaunr822 people
- Matwalwa789 people

[All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jekhra from Jamui?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jekhra?886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jekhra in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jekhra?71.3% (Census 2011)