# Bandar Jhula Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Bandar Jhula

Bandar Jhula is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 100 households**, the 89th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 485people (2011)
- 100households
- 12.2%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Bandar Jhula PIN code and other codes

Bandar Jhula falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBandarjhula
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222473

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

## How far is Bandar Jhula from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)58 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)30 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 Bandar Jhula?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bandar Jhula; 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 school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bandar Jhula known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bandar Jhula

Of every 100 households in Bandar Jhula in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandar Jhula · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bandar Jhula?

■ Bandar Jhula · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271**

**977

Working population ****22.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 18.0% for men and 6.4% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (75%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Hasanpur624 people
- Paikpara609 people
- Kunjimari573 people
- Sukhani562 people
- Modati447 people
- Khudra444 people
- Bandar Jhula442 people
- Balka Dobha423 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandar Jhula from Kishanganj?58 km by road
- What is the population of Bandar Jhula?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandar Jhula in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bandar Jhula?12.2% (Census 2011)