# Jarkha Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Jarkha

Jarkha is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,875 people in 1,521 households**, the 3rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 8,875people (2011)
- 1,521households
- 62.4%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Jarkha PIN code and other codes

Jarkha falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJarkha
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245791

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

## How far is Jarkha from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)17 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 Jarkha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Jarkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jarkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 835 hectares of village land is sown, and 659 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 Jarkha

Of every 100 households in Jarkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jarkha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jarkha?

■ Jarkha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**943

Working population ****41.0%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,066 (29%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 482 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,776 (49%)

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 Paliganj

- Nirakpur Pali11,798 people
- Chandhaus10,989 people
- Mohbalipur6,863 people
- Makhmilpur6,392 people
- Bherharia5,419 people
- Sikaria4,768 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jarkha from Patna?70 km by road
- What is the population of Jarkha?8,875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarkha in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jarkha?62.4% (Census 2011)