# Jharka Village, Pipra, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pipra, Supaul 

# Jharka

Jharka is a village in Pipra sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,312 people in 635 households**, the 23rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 3,312people (2011)
- 635households
- 49.1%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Jharka PIN code and other codes

Jharka falls in Pipra sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatauli
- Community development blockPipra
- Census village code221368

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

## How far is Jharka from nearby towns?

- Pipra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)15 km by road
- Supaul (nearest town)15 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 Jharka?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Jharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Jharka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Jharka

Of every 100 households in Jharka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharka · ■ Pipra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**59%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jharka?

■ Jharka · ■ Pipra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**940

Working population ****56.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 30.4% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 906 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (1%) · **■** Marginal 907 (49%)

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 Pipra

- Dubiahi4,763 people
- Lalpur4,180 people
- Rajpur4,095 people
- Belokhra3,939 people
- Basuli3,137 people
- Jiwachhpur3,104 people
- Jarauli2,737 people
- Debipatti2,548 people

[All 39 villages in Pipra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/pipra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jharka from Supaul?15 km by road
- What is the population of Jharka?3,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharka in?Supaul district (Pipra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jharka?49.1% (Census 2011)