# Amol Jhari Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Amol Jhari

Amol Jhari is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 323 households**, the 55th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,667people (2011)
- 323households
- 45.3%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Amol Jhari PIN code and other codes

Amol Jhari falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDughonti
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222426

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

## How far is Amol Jhari from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)14 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 Amol Jhari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amol Jhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Amol Jhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Amol Jhari

Of every 100 households in Amol Jhari in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amol Jhari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Amol Jhari?

■ Amol Jhari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**977

Working population ****40.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 34.7% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (51%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 227 (34%)

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 Thakurganj

- Giddhnikola1,763 people
- Karua Mani1,757 people
- Gamhirgarh1,700 people
- Karua Mani1,677 people
- Pawa Khali1,606 people
- Kharudah1,600 people
- Lahugaon Arazi1,525 people
- Bandar Jhula1,517 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amol Jhari from Kishanganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Amol Jhari?1,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amol Jhari in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amol Jhari?45.3% (Census 2011)