# Jhalkhora Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Jhalkhora

Jhalkhora is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 151 households**, the 79th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 151households
- 75.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Jhalkhora PIN code and other codes

Jhalkhora falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhokhari
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251664

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

## How far is Jhalkhora from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)25 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 Jhalkhora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalkhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khoreya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jhalkhora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Jhalkhora

Of every 100 households in Jhalkhora in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhalkhora · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**64%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhalkhora?

■ Jhalkhora · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**918

Working population ****41.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 67.8% for women. 45% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (42%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 Kargahar

- Khurhuria1,111 people
- Girdharpur1,089 people
- Sonadih1,086 people
- Akhtiarpur1,073 people
- Lerha1,063 people
- Chilbili1,049 people
- Bahuara1,047 people
- Delhua1,040 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhalkhora from Sasaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalkhora?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalkhora in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalkhora?75.6% (Census 2011)