# Jotlakhai Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia 

# Jotlakhai

Jotlakhai is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854303**. The 2011 Census counted **6,841 people in 1,364 households**, the 10th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 6,841people (2011)
- 1,364households
- 50.6%literacy
- 854303PIN code

## Jotlakhai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jotlakhai is 854303.** Jotlakhai falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854303
- Gram panchayatRahua
- Community development blockKrityanand Nagar
- Census village code223413

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

## How far is Jotlakhai from nearby towns?

- Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (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 Jotlakhai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jotlakhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Jotlakhai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 1,155 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,038 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 Jotlakhai

Of every 100 households in Jotlakhai in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jotlakhai · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**28%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Jotlakhai?

■ Jotlakhai · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**955

Working population ****48.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 37.8% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,225 (37%) · **■** Household industry 48 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,325 (40%)

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

- Banbhag11,439 people
- Gokhulpur7,779 people
- Goasi7,513 people
- Begampur khata7,404 people
- Majra6,734 people
- Baigna6,019 people
- Gangaili5,013 people
- Sosa4,985 people

[All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jotlakhai?854303
- How far is Jotlakhai from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Jotlakhai?6,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotlakhai in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jotlakhai?50.6% (Census 2011)
