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

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Jhunki Basanta

Jhunki Basanta is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 98 households**, the 37th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 448people (2011)
- 98households
- 44.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Jhunki Basanta PIN code and other codes

Jhunki Basanta falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225471

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

## How far is Jhunki Basanta from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)16 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 Jhunki Basanta?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Jhunki Basanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Jhunki Basanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 123 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 Jhunki Basanta

Of every 100 households in Jhunki Basanta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhunki Basanta · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhunki Basanta?

■ Jhunki Basanta · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**947

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.7% for men and 38.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 142 (99%)

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

- Pararia Khurd574 people
- Soti548 people
- Ratanpura520 people
- Badhia473 people
- Budhali447 people
- Shankarpura385 people
- Shankarpur383 people
- Nima370 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhunki Basanta from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunki Basanta?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunki Basanta in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunki Basanta?44.3% (Census 2011)