Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj
# Jhingakata Taufir

Jhingakata Taufir is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 758 people in 157 households, the 76th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.
- 758 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 939 females per 1,000 males

## Jhingakata Taufir PIN code and other codes

Jhingakata Taufir falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mahesh Bathna
- Community development block Bahadurganj
- Census village code 222695

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jhingakata Taufir from nearby towns?
- Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jhingakata Taufir?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bahadurganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palasmani
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhingakata Taufir known for?

The main crops are paddy and raw jute. About 62% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jhingakata Taufir

Of every 100 households in Jhingakata Taufir in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhingakata Taufir · ■ Bahadurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 17% 12%
- Toilet within the home 3% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 21% 17%
- Television 4% 4%
- Mobile phone 49% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 26% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jhingakata Taufir?

■ Jhingakata Taufir · ■ Bahadurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 57.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 983
- Working population 26.1% 29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 52 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (12%) · ■ Other work 22 (11%) · ■ Marginal 101 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj
- Dogacchi 866 people
- Bochagari 861 people
- Jhiljhili 799 people
- Damdama 776 people
- Babhantola Laucha 697 people
- Dulali 690 people
- Chandargaon 688 people
- Mohan Singh Gachh 688 people

All 105 villages in Bahadurganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Jhingakata Taufir from Kishanganj? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Jhingakata Taufir? 758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhingakata Taufir in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhingakata Taufir? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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