# Jhitkkahi Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/jhitkkahi/ Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Jhitkkahi Jhitkkahi is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,718 people in 1,333 households**, the 12th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 5,718people (2011) - 1,333households - 46.9%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Jhitkkahi PIN code and other codes Jhitkkahi falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJhitkkahi - Community development blockDhaka - Census village code217863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhitkkahi from nearby towns? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)15 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 Jhitkkahi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Jhitkkahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather 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 school10+ km · Dhaka - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jhitkkahi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Jhitkkahi Of every 100 households in Jhitkkahi in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhitkkahi · ■ Dhaka rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **9% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **33% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****48%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Jhitkkahi? ■ Jhitkkahi · ■ Dhaka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **930 Working population ****27.4%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 236 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (26%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 355 (23%) · **■** Marginal 552 (35%) 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 Dhaka - Balua Tola Goapari7,661 people - Jamua7,379 people - Hasanpur6,579 people - Phulwariya6,386 people - Narkatiya5,613 people - Gawandari5,426 people - Barharwa Siwan5,343 people - Barharwa5,294 people [All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jhitkkahi from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Jhitkkahi?5,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhitkkahi in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhitkkahi?46.9% (Census 2011)