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

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Jalkar

Jalkar is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 242 households**, the 42nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 242households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Jalkar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBochgaon
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223561

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?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)12 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?

12 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 4 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 Jalkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalkar · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**50%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1268**

**965

Working population ****26.4%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 52.5% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 243 (77%)

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 Kasba

- Saraunchia1,510 people
- Saraunchia1,416 people
- Kanwapara1,388 people
- Pakaria1,305 people
- Sara Bathana1,151 people
- Phul Banaili1,142 people
- Badla1,111 people
- Pokharia1,093 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalkar from Purnia?24 km by road
- What is the population of Jalkar?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalkar in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jalkar?60.6% (Census 2011)