# Jhapaha Village, Bochaha, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bochaha, Muzaffarpur 

# Jhapaha

Jhapaha is a village in Bochaha sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **16,396 people in 3,359 households**, the 1st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 16,396people (2011)
- 3,359households
- 52.1%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Jhapaha PIN code and other codes

Jhapaha falls in Bochaha sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhapaha
- Community development blockBochaha
- Census village code228848

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

## How far is Jhapaha from nearby towns?

- Bochaha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)28 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 Jhapaha?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Jhapaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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.

## Homes and amenities in Jhapaha

Of every 100 households in Jhapaha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhapaha · ■ Bochaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**14%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhapaha?

■ Jhapaha · ■ Bochaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**923

Working population ****30.2%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,451 (29%) · **■** Household industry 95 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,208 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,979 (40%)

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 Bochaha

- Narma13,337 people
- Karanpur11,961 people
- Sahila Rampur10,592 people
- Patiasa8,095 people

[All 134 villages in Bochaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/bochaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhapaha from Muzaffarpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Jhapaha?16,396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhapaha in?Muzaffarpur district (Bochaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhapaha?52.1% (Census 2011)