# Jalkhundar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Jalkhundar

Jalkhundar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,243 people in 496 households**, the 49th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,243people (2011)
- 496households
- 35.1%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Jalkhundar PIN code and other codes

Jalkhundar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225010

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

## How far is Jalkhundar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)47 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)47 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 Jalkhundar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jalkhundar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Jalkhundar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Jalkhundar

Of every 100 households in Jalkhundar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalkhundar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

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 Jalkhundar?

■ Jalkhundar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**960

Working population ****26.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.3% for men and 29.2% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 463 (78%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%)

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 Barsoi

- Chandpara2,304 people
- Rahmanpur2,300 people
- Balrampur2,261 people
- Ganjan2,247 people
- Basantpur2,225 people
- Chhaghara2,149 people
- Gobindpur2,119 people
- Pamra2,062 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalkhundar from Katihar?47 km by road
- What is the population of Jalkhundar?2,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalkhundar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalkhundar?35.1% (Census 2011)