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

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Jhitki

Jhitki is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **2,754 people in 436 households**, the 25th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 2,754people (2011)
- 436households
- 29.3%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Jhitki PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatPastwar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226377

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

## How far is Jhitki from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)18 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)18 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 Jhitki?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhitki; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pastwar
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Jhitki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Jhitki

Of every 100 households in Jhitki in 2011, 3 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhitki · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhitki?

■ Jhitki · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.3%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**924

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 16.4% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 416 (47%)

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

- Nawada3,220 people
- Dharampur3,083 people
- Pastwar3,032 people
- Samani2,824 people
- Lohaur2,680 people
- Kundali2,659 people
- Bijwar2,626 people
- Bihna2,553 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhitki?852216
- How far is Jhitki from Saharsa?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jhitki?2,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhitki in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhitki?29.3% (Census 2011)