# Jhara Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Jhara

Jhara is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **5,682 people in 1,117 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 5,682people (2011)
- 1,117households
- 31.8%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Jhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhara is 852216.** Jhara falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatJhara
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226398

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

## How far is Jhara from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)26 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)26 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 Jhara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maina
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Jhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Jhara

Of every 100 households in Jhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhara · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhara?

■ Jhara · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.8%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**924

Working population ****29.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 14.8% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (5%) · **■** Marginal 768 (46%)

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 Mahishi

- Jalai6,722 people
- Manaur6,494 people
- Aina6,008 people
- Birgaon5,726 people
- Garaul4,950 people
- Telhar4,880 people
- Naharwa4,056 people
- Thanwar3,993 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhara?852216
- How far is Jhara from Saharsa?26 km by road
- What is the population of Jhara?5,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhara in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhara?31.8% (Census 2011)