# Jiapokhar Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Jiapokhar

Jiapokhar is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 25 households**, the 114th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 137people (2011)
- 25households
- 67.0%literacy
- 756females per 1,000 males

## Jiapokhar PIN code and other codes

Jiapokhar falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBandarjhula
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222465

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

## How far is Jiapokhar from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)61 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)31 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 Jiapokhar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jiapokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jiyapokar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○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, 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 Jiapokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 11 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 Jiapokhar

Of every 100 households in Jiapokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiapokhar · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**34%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Jiapokhar?

■ Jiapokhar · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****756**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**977

Working population ****47.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 25 (38%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 39 (60%)

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

- Harin Dubal199 people
- Kharna179 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi167 people
- Bandar Jhula139 people
- Rajagaon106 people
- Kukur Baghi Milik105 people
- Bansbari64 people
- Rajagaon Milik31 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jiapokhar from Kishanganj?61 km by road
- What is the population of Jiapokhar?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiapokhar in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jiapokhar?67.0% (Census 2011)