# Jio Pokhar Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Jio Pokhar

Jio Pokhar is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 483 households**, the 35th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,537people (2011)
- 483households
- 36.2%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Jio Pokhar PIN code and other codes

Jio Pokhar falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBandarjhula
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222468

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

## How far is Jio Pokhar from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)62 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)32 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 Jio Pokhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jio Pokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Jio Pokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jio Pokhar

Of every 100 households in Jio Pokhar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jio Pokhar · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Jio Pokhar?

■ Jio Pokhar · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**977

Working population ****35.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.0% for men and 31.5% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (49%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 300 (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

- Udragori2,864 people
- Dalligaon2,737 people
- Chhaital2,708 people
- Dogachhi2,558 people
- Saraikuri2,358 people
- Salgori2,339 people
- Patbhari2,284 people
- Katharo2,244 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jio Pokhar from Kishanganj?62 km by road
- What is the population of Jio Pokhar?2,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jio Pokhar in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jio Pokhar?36.2% (Census 2011)