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

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Jhunki

Jhunki is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 9 households**, the 148th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 52people (2011)
- 9households
- 12.2%literacy
- 733females per 1,000 males

## Jhunki PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBarbatta
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223796

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

## How far is Jhunki from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Jhunki?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhunki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jhunki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Jhunki

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

■ Jhunki · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhunki?

■ Jhunki · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.2%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****733**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**946

Working population ****48.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.7% for men and 5.9% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 24 (96%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Kudhili132 people
- Majhua Kalan90 people
- Dogharia67 people
- Baghua Kola55 people
- Dihia36 people
- Nemua31 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhunki from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunki?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunki in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunki?12.2% (Census 2011)