# Jakar Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Jakar

Jakar is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,982 people in 674 households**, the 30th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,982people (2011)
- 674households
- 28.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Jakar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJokar
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225259

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

## How far is Jakar from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 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 Jakar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Jakar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Jakar

Of every 100 households in Jakar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jakar?

■ Jakar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.2%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**964

Working population ****35.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 20.1% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 235 (22%)

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

- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Garhbainan3,042 people
- Panighatta3,021 people
- Jhaua2,946 people
- Jitwarpur2,936 people
- Harnagar2,858 people
- Deogaon2,688 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jakar from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Jakar?2,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakar in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jakar?28.2% (Census 2011)