# Jhiktaura Village, Nawada, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawada, Nawada 

# Jhiktaura

Jhiktaura is a village in Nawada sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,454 people in 237 households**, the 44th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,454people (2011)
- 237households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Jhiktaura PIN code and other codes

Jhiktaura falls in Nawada sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockNawada
- Census village code257517

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

## How far is Jhiktaura from nearby towns?

- Nawada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)7 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 Jhiktaura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiktaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Jhiktaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Jhiktaura

Of every 100 households in Jhiktaura in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhiktaura · ■ Nawada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Jhiktaura?

■ Jhiktaura · ■ Nawada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**939

Working population ****47.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 48.2% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (50%) · **■** Household industry 39 (6%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (17%)

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 Nawada

- Sikandara1,595 people
- Sohjana1,583 people
- Pathra Inglish1,498 people
- Jharayan1,454 people
- Asarhi1,406 people
- Chamardiha1,355 people
- Khaprah1,316 people
- Mohiuddinpur1,241 people

[All 72 villages in Nawada](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/nawada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhiktaura from Nawada?7 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiktaura?1,454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiktaura in?Nawada district (Nawada sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiktaura?60.3% (Census 2011)