# Jabra Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Jabra

Jabra is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 262 households**, the 17th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 262households
- 48.4%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Jabra PIN code and other codes

Jabra falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225457

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

## How far is Jabra from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)10 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 Jabra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katihar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

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 Jabra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Jabra

Of every 100 households in Jabra in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jabra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jabra?

■ Jabra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**947

Working population ****38.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 34.7% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Dandkhora

- Kandharpaili1,917 people
- Mangurjan1,784 people
- Paharpur1,631 people
- Dumaria1,442 people
- Jelas1,184 people
- Sakraili1,122 people
- Ghoghra1,029 people
- Raghaili991 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jabra from Katihar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Jabra?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jabra in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jabra?48.4% (Census 2011)