# Jhunki Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Jhunki

Jhunki is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,462 people in 288 households**, the 11th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,462people (2011)
- 288households
- 50.0%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Jhunki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhunki is 816103.** Jhunki falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatJhunki
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code371011

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

## How far is Jhunki from nearby towns?

- Shikaripari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)41 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)41 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 Jhunki?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhunki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Jhunki known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Jhunki

Of every 100 households in Jhunki in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhunki · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

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 Jhunki?

■ Jhunki · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**968

Working population ****33.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 36.8% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (17%) · **■** Marginal 385 (80%)

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 Shikaripara

- Bakijor1,823 people
- Sonadhap1,587 people
- Chitragaria1,558 people
- Maluti1,469 people
- Dhebadi1,440 people
- Kajladah1,314 people
- Sibtala1,253 people
- Chandangaria1,240 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhunki?816103
- How far is Jhunki from Dumka?41 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunki?1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunki in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunki?50.0% (Census 2011)