# Jhakhra Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/jhakhra/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Jhakhra Jhakhra is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848127**. The 2011 Census counted **10,617 people in 2,362 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 10,617people (2011) - 2,362households - 68.0%literacy - 848127PIN code ## Jhakhra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhakhra is 848127.** Jhakhra falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848127 - Gram panchayatJhakhra - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhakhra from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)17 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)17 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 Jhakhra? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Jhakhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Jhakhra Of every 100 households in Jhakhra in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhakhra · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **12% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****52%** **45% Television ****12%** **10% Mobile phone ****60%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **22% 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 Jhakhra? ■ Jhakhra · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **936 Working population ****31.7%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,090 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,916 (57%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 229 (7%) · **■** Marginal 102 (3%) 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 Sarairanjan - Bathua Buzrug13,451 people - Jitwarpur Kumhra12,574 people - Bhagwatpur11,063 people - Lat Basepura10,929 people - Rupauli Buzrug9,818 people - Barah Batta9,516 people - Gangapur Athar9,408 people - Raepur Buzurg9,124 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhakhra?848127 - How far is Jhakhra from Samastipur?17 km by road - What is the population of Jhakhra?10,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhakhra in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhakhra?68.0% (Census 2011)