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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Jarhanda

Jarhanda is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 229 households**, the 100th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 229households
- 42.5%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Jarhanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMallikpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225135

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

## How far is Jarhanda from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 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 Jarhanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jarhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jarhanda
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jarhanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Jarhanda

Of every 100 households in Jarhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarhanda · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Jarhanda?

■ Jarhanda · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**964

Working population ****27.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 33.8% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (74%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%)

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

- Hanspur1,294 people
- Khopra1,251 people
- Ratania Khurd Khas1,230 people
- Nauranga1,193 people
- Panchkohania1,145 people
- Nalkopa1,104 people
- Sihpur1,095 people
- Jajla1,083 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jarhanda from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jarhanda?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarhanda in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jarhanda?42.5% (Census 2011)