# Jhakhra Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Jhakhra

Jhakhra is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 283 households**, the 44th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,748people (2011)
- 283households
- 77.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Jhakhra PIN code and other codes

Jhakhra falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManorpur Jhakhari
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233915

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?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)33 km by road
- Marhaura (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 Jhakhra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amnour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 98% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhakhra · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

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 Jhakhra?

■ Jhakhra · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**919

Working population ****26.7%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 444 (95%)

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 Amnour

- Rajupur1,907 people
- Kohripak Gobind1,890 people
- Dharahra Khurd1,889 people
- Bishunpura1,812 people
- Paiga Kalan1,655 people
- Paharpur1,621 people
- Chainpur1,620 people
- Madhubani1,557 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhakhra from Chhapra?33 km by road
- What is the population of Jhakhra?1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhakhra in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhakhra?77.6% (Census 2011)