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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Jankinagar

Jankinagar is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,085 people in 399 households**, the 53rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,085people (2011)
- 399households
- 46.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Jankinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatShitalpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225213

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

## How far is Jankinagar from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)24 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 Jankinagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jankinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Jankinagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Jankinagar

Of every 100 households in Jankinagar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jankinagar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

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 Jankinagar?

■ Jankinagar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**964

Working population ****24.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (55%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 196 (39%)

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

- Gojhwat2,165 people
- Masnadpur2,162 people
- Barhat2,113 people
- Basgaon2,101 people
- Dhena2,048 people
- Pariharpur2,023 people
- Gogra2,021 people
- Bagdar2,005 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jankinagar from Katihar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Jankinagar?2,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jankinagar in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jankinagar?46.1% (Census 2011)