# Jhankaul Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Jhankaul

Jhankaul is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 127 households**, the 138th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 712people (2011)
- 127households
- 52.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Jhankaul PIN code and other codes

Jhankaul falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemra Katkuiya
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216117

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

## How far is Jhankaul from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)79 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)12 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 Jhankaul?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Jhankaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Jhankaul

Of every 100 households in Jhankaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhankaul · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

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 Jhankaul?

■ Jhankaul · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**969

Working population ****50.8%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%)

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 Sidhaw

- Khiria urf Gamharia867 people
- Paorha832 people
- Jamunapur821 people
- Kotaraha788 people
- Bangaria677 people
- Khurharia677 people
- Gorkati671 people
- Sabeya Musai646 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhankaul from Bettiah?79 km by road
- What is the population of Jhankaul?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhankaul in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhankaul?52.0% (Census 2011)