# Jhitkahia Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/jhitkahia/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Jhitkahia Jhitkahia is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845426**. The 2011 Census counted **4,696 people in 923 households**, the 4th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 4,696people (2011) - 923households - 61.7%literacy - 845426PIN code ## Jhitkahia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhitkahia is 845426.** Jhitkahia falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845426 - Gram panchayatJhitkahia - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218751 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhitkahia from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)65 km by road - Mehsi (nearest town)13 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 Jhitkahia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Jhitkahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Jhitkahia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jhitkahia Of every 100 households in Jhitkahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jhitkahia · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****12%** **7% Mobile phone ****70%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 Jhitkahia? ■ Jhitkahia · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **962 Working population ****38.5%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 451 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (40%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (9%) · **■** Marginal 452 (25%) 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 Mehsi - Kothia Hariram9,528 people - Katha7,487 people - Rajepur4,824 people - Bakhri Nazir4,527 people - Mohammadpur Majhaulia4,417 people - Bhimalpur4,351 people - Bhurukurwa3,958 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhitkahia?845426 - How far is Jhitkahia from Motihari?65 km by road - What is the population of Jhitkahia?4,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhitkahia in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhitkahia?61.7% (Census 2011)