Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Jhiktia Jhiktia is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816101. The 2011 Census counted 467 people in 109 households, the 99th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 467 people (2011) - 109 households - 59.4% literacy - 816101 PIN code ## Jhiktia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhiktia is 816101. Jhiktia falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816101 - Gram panchayat Jhiktia - Community development block Barharwa - Census village code 359528 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhiktia from nearby towns? - Barharwa (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 45 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhiktia? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiktia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Patna - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Patna - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhiktia known for? The main crops are rice. Products made here include rope and basket. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhiktia Of every 100 households in Jhiktia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhiktia · ■ Barharwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 30% 8% - Toilet within the home 15% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 85% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 2% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 85% - Use banking services 35% 38% - Television 12% 8% - Mobile phone 25% 32% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 62% 33% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhiktia? ■ Jhiktia · ■ Barharwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1028 961 - Working population 48.6% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 41.5% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 30 (13%) · ■ Marginal 197 (87%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barharwa - Chapujan 496 people - Nischintpur 496 people - Gopalpur 483 people - Dompara 472 people - Bijaipur 460 people - Maslandpur 459 people - Dariapur 454 people - Tetulia 450 people All 240 villages in Barharwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhiktia? 816101 - How far is Jhiktia from Sahibganj? 45 km by road - What is the population of Jhiktia? 467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhiktia in? Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jhiktia? 59.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/jhiktia-359528/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.