# Jokajal Marai Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/jokajal-marai/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Jokajal Marai Jokajal Marai is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,149 people in 578 households**, the 23rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,149people (2011) - 578households - 46.5%literacy - 854301PIN code ## Jokajal Marai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jokajal Marai is 854301.** Jokajal Marai falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854301 - Gram panchayatBela Rikabganj - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jokajal Marai from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)4 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 Jokajal Marai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jokajal Marai; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Dhamdaha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Jokajal Marai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Jokajal Marai Of every 100 households in Jokajal Marai in 2011, 17 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jokajal Marai · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **16% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****19%** **28% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****35%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **33% 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 Jokajal Marai? ■ Jokajal Marai · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **955 Working population ****29.3%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.9% for men and 38.4% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (20%) · **■** Marginal 190 (21%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Mahammadpur3,819 people - Lohjar3,559 people - Alinagar3,402 people - kataha3,355 people - Parshadpur3,110 people - Bela3,022 people - Chapai3,013 people - Sauraha2,852 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jokajal Marai?854301 - How far is Jokajal Marai from Purnia?4 km by road - What is the population of Jokajal Marai?3,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jokajal Marai in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jokajal Marai?46.5% (Census 2011)