Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Jhitkahiya Jhitkahiya is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845401. The 2011 Census counted 3,134 people in 578 households, the 25th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,134 people (2011) - 578 households - 45.8% literacy - 845401 PIN code ## Jhitkahiya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhitkahiya is 845401. Jhitkahiya falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845401 - Gram panchayat Barwa - Community development block Motihari - Census village code 217929 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhitkahiya from nearby towns? - Motihari (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 16 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhitkahiya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhitkahiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhitkahiya known for? The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhitkahiya Of every 100 households in Jhitkahiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhitkahiya · ■ Motihari rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 6% - Toilet within the home 3% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 11% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 22% 36% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 32% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 26% 20% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhitkahiya? ■ Jhitkahiya · ■ Motihari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.8% 51.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 882 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 986 910 - Working population 40.9% 34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 30.1% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 771 (60%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 234 (18%) · ■ Marginal 231 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Motihari - Naurangia 4,075 people - Bankat 3,777 people - Haraj Tola Lachhmipur 3,492 people - Tharghatwa 3,393 people - Pataurra Tola Mathia 3,021 people - Basantpur 2,851 people - Suraha 2,816 people - Patparia Hal 2,815 people All 74 villages in Motihari ## Other places named Jhitkahiya - Jhit Kahiya · Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran · 10,127 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhitkahiya? 845401 - How far is Jhitkahiya from Motihari? 16 km by road - What is the population of Jhitkahiya? 3,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhitkahiya in? Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhitkahiya? 45.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/jhitkahiya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.