# Jakhar Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Jakhar

Jakhar is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,852 people in 1,303 households**, the 6th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 6,852people (2011)
- 1,303households
- 55.6%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Jakhar PIN code and other codes

Jakhar falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJakhar Dharampur
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236437

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?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivaji Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bahewri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 68% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakhar · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**903

Working population ****25.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 40.1% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 789 (45%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (5%) · **■** Marginal 524 (30%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Balipur Parsuram14,176 people
- Rahiar Kunchi11,496 people
- Madhurapur9,093 people
- Dasaut8,610 people
- Kaji Dumra6,849 people
- Dharampur6,477 people
- Ghiwahi6,332 people
- Rajaur Rambhadarpur6,047 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jakhar from Samastipur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhar?6,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhar in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhar?55.6% (Census 2011)