# Jahikagachh Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Jahikagachh

Jahikagachh is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 327 households**, the 83rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,422people (2011)
- 327households
- 45.1%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Jahikagachh PIN code and other codes

Jahikagachh falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhghaura
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225145

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

## How far is Jahikagachh from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Jahikagachh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jahikagachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jahikagachh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Jahikagachh

Of every 100 households in Jahikagachh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jahikagachh · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**33%

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 Jahikagachh?

■ Jahikagachh · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**964

Working population ****43.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 36.6% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 254 (41%)

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 Azamnagar

- Maria1,532 people
- Tiarpara1,524 people
- Baramhaen1,483 people
- Dighaulia1,430 people
- Madanpur1,421 people
- Baldiagachhi1,416 people
- Bartabari1,404 people
- Balsama1,401 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jahikagachh from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jahikagachh?1,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jahikagachh in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jahikagachh?45.1% (Census 2011)