# Jonka Village, Bathnaha, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bathnaha, Sitamarhi 

# Jonka

Jonka is a village in Bathnaha sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,587 people in 276 households**, the 59th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 1,587people (2011)
- 276households
- 49.7%literacy
- 843302PIN code

## Jonka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jonka is 843302.** Jonka falls in Bathnaha sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843302
- Gram panchayatBairha Barahi
- Community development blockBathnaha
- Census village code219298

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

## How far is Jonka from nearby towns?

- Bathnaha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)14 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)14 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 Jonka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jonka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darha Bari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Jonka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Jonka

Of every 100 households in Jonka in 2011, 8 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jonka · ■ Bathnaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

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 Jonka?

■ Jonka · ■ Bathnaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**931

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 37.2% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 323 (53%)

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 Bathnaha

- Madhopur Musharwa1,706 people
- Kodarkat1,618 people
- Hanumannagar1,611 people
- Baghmari1,592 people
- Dumaria1,574 people
- Basbiti1,567 people
- Terhia1,545 people
- Kumargawan1,534 people

[All 90 villages in Bathnaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bathnaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jonka?843302
- How far is Jonka from Sitamarhi?14 km by road
- What is the population of Jonka?1,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jonka in?Sitamarhi district (Bathnaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jonka?49.7% (Census 2011)