# Jhakra Shaikh Village, Marwan, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/marwan/jhakra-shaikh/ Village · Marwan, Muzaffarpur # Jhakra Shaikh Jhakra Shaikh is a village in Marwan sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843113**. The 2011 Census counted **2,901 people in 535 households**, the 18th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 2,901people (2011) - 535households - 61.1%literacy - 843113PIN code ## Jhakra Shaikh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhakra Shaikh is 843113.** Jhakra Shaikh falls in Marwan sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843113 - Gram panchayatJhakhara Shekh - Community development blockMarwan - Census village code228535 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhakra Shaikh from nearby towns? - Marwan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)18 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)18 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 Jhakra Shaikh? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakra Shaikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karja - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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. ## What is Jhakra Shaikh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Jhakra Shaikh Of every 100 households in Jhakra Shaikh in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhakra Shaikh · ■ Marwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **12% Toilet within the home ****7%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****3%** **17% Mobile phone ****37%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **20% 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 Jhakra Shaikh? ■ Jhakra Shaikh · ■ Marwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **63.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **936 Working population ****31.4%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 53.0% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (10%) · **■** Marginal 387 (42%) 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 Marwan - Basantpur3,159 people - Chainpur3,059 people - Subhankarpur3,015 people - Mansurpur Chamarua2,985 people - Borwara2,694 people - Marwan Bhoj2,678 people - Gopalpur2,633 people - Marwan Khurd2,626 people [All 62 villages in Marwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/marwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhakra Shaikh?843113 - How far is Jhakra Shaikh from Muzaffarpur?18 km by road - What is the population of Jhakra Shaikh?2,901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhakra Shaikh in?Muzaffarpur district (Marwan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhakra Shaikh?61.1% (Census 2011)