# Jitaura Village, Madhuban, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/jitaura/ Village · Madhuban, Purba Champaran # Jitaura Jitaura is a village in Madhuban sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,592 people in 1,342 households**, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 6,592people (2011) - 1,342households - 52.8%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Jitaura PIN code and other codes Jitaura falls in Madhuban sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDulhuma - Community development blockMadhuban - Census village code218572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jitaura from nearby towns? - Madhuban (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Madhuban (nearest town)5 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 Jitaura? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Jitaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pa Tahi Jadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Jitaura known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 84% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Jitaura Of every 100 households in Jitaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Jitaura · ■ Madhuban rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****19%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **41% Television ****14%** **7% Mobile phone ****74%** **54% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **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 Jitaura? ■ Jitaura · ■ Madhuban rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **944 Working population ****26.7%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 41.2% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 559 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (36%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (7%) · **■** Marginal 402 (23%) 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 Madhuban - Kishunkara9,716 people - Dulhuma8,352 people - Kauria7,062 people - Bara Gobind Tola Sawangiya5,840 people - Garahia5,396 people - Bajidpur4,854 people - Madhuban Tola Koilhara4,672 people [All 56 villages in Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jitaura from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Jitaura?6,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jitaura in?Purba Champaran district (Madhuban sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jitaura?52.8% (Census 2011)