# Jhakra Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/jhakra/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Jhakra Jhakra is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,982 people in 456 households**, the 19th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,982people (2011) - 456households - 32.2%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Jhakra PIN code and other codes Jhakra falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSurujpur - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhakra from nearby towns? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Jhakra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Jhakra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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 Jhakra Of every 100 households in Jhakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhakra · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****0%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****11%** **50% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****6%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****78%** **18% 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 Jhakra? ■ Jhakra · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****32.2%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **898 Working population ****38.1%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 35.5% for men and 28.9% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 621 (82%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 114 (15%) 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 Piprakothi - Kishunpur2,440 people - Belwatia2,088 people - Madhu Chhapra2,030 people - Babhnaulia2,018 people - Kazipur528 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jhakra from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Jhakra?1,982 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhakra in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhakra?32.2% (Census 2011)