# Jhalar Village, Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajgir, Nalanda 

# Jhalar

Jhalar is a village in Rajgir sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 235 households**, the 23rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 235households
- 59.7%literacy
- 803117PIN code

## Jhalar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhalar is 803117.** Jhalar falls in Rajgir sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803117
- Gram panchayatNahub
- Community development blockRajgir
- Census village code245036

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

## How far is Jhalar from nearby towns?

- Rajgir (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)23 km by road
- Rajgir (nearest town)8 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 Jhalar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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.

## What is Jhalar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Jhalar

Of every 100 households in Jhalar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhalar · ■ Rajgir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jhalar?

■ Jhalar · ■ Rajgir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**920

Working population ****47.1%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (36%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (34%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Rajgir

- Katha1,566 people
- Hasanpur1,526 people
- Khaira Chaman1,495 people
- Nonhi1,440 people
- Belouwa1,431 people
- Gobdiha1,412 people
- Katari1,067 people
- Chhabilapur1,065 people

[All 50 villages in Rajgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rajgir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhalar?803117
- How far is Jhalar from Biharsharif?23 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalar?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalar in?Nalanda district (Rajgir sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalar?59.7% (Census 2011)