# Jakhar Village, Rosera, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rosera, Samastipur 

# Jakhar

Jakhar is a village in Rosera sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 299 households**, the 26th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 299households
- 53.0%literacy
- 848216PIN code

## Jakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakhar is 848216.** Jakhar falls in Rosera sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848216
- Gram panchayatBhiraha Weast
- Community development blockRosera
- Census village code237184

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

## How far is Jakhar from nearby towns?

- Rosera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)5 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 Jakhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Harpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rosera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 2 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Jakhar

Of every 100 households in Jakhar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakhar · ■ Rosera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**43%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

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 Jakhar?

■ Jakhar · ■ Rosera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**58.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**934

Working population ****33.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 43.0% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (46%) · **■** Other work 164 (35%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

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 Rosera

- Bataha1,655 people
- Pitha Dobhi1,577 people
- Bhatatar1,500 people
- Bharampur Jairam1,438 people
- Jadupatti1,267 people
- Rasulpur Milki1,141 people
- Lalpur1,015 people
- Damodarpur735 people

[All 45 villages in Rosera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/rosera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhar?848216
- How far is Jakhar from Samastipur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhar?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhar in?Samastipur district (Rosera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhar?53.0% (Census 2011)