# Jalkar Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Jalkar

Jalkar is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 91 households**, the 129th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 403people (2011)
- 91households
- 42.9%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Jalkar PIN code and other codes

Jalkar falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhawari
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223815

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jalkar from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)35 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 Jalkar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jalkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jalkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Jalkar

Of every 100 households in Jalkar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalkar · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**41%

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 Jalkar?

■ Jalkar · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**946

Working population ****50.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 31.2% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 191 (93%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Amour

- Sakma555 people
- Hakaili515 people
- Kadgaon513 people
- Pipra511 people
- Lalchura367 people
- Bahadurpur331 people
- Majhua Khurd327 people
- Makanpur319 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalkar from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jalkar?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalkar in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalkar?42.9% (Census 2011)