# Jhira Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Jhira

Jhira is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174002**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 116 households**, the 15th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 634people (2011)
- 116households
- 80.5%literacy
- 174002PIN code

## Jhira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhira is 174002.** Jhira falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174002
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019523

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

## How far is Jhira from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)8 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 Jhira?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rova
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anandpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anandpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Jhira known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 65% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Jhira

Of every 100 households in Jhira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhira · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**67%

Tap water ****70%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****72%**

**80%

Television ****84%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

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 Jhira?

■ Jhira · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**892

Working population ****63.6%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.0% for women. 60% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 183 (45%) · **■** Other work 44 (11%) · **■** Marginal 176 (44%)

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 Naina Devi

- Nella695 people
- Bhoai691 people
- Khal675 people
- Bhakhra652 people
- Dhar622 people
- Bassi601 people
- Jeori566 people
- Mayoth566 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhira?174002
- How far is Jhira from Bilaspur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Jhira?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhira in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhira?80.5% (Census 2011)