# Jhaua Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dighwara, Saran 

# Jhaua

Jhaua is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,576 people in 1,556 households**, the 1st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 9,576people (2011)
- 1,556households
- 62.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Jhaua PIN code and other codes

Jhaua falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhaua
- Community development blockDighwara
- Census village code234472

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

## How far is Jhaua from nearby towns?

- Dighwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)22 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)16 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 Jhaua?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Jhaua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Danapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dighwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Jhaua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Jhaua

Of every 100 households in Jhaua in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhaua · ■ Dighwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****59%**

**60%

Television ****13%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

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 Jhaua?

■ Jhaua · ■ Dighwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**905

Working population ****40.8%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 48.7% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 313 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (14%) · **■** Household industry 95 (2%) · **■** Other work 635 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,335 (60%)

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 Dighwara

- Sitalpur8,678 people
- Basti Jalal7,033 people
- Manupur6,204 people
- Barua5,938 people

[All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhaua from Chhapra?22 km by road
- What is the population of Jhaua?9,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhaua in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhaua?62.4% (Census 2011)