# Jhar Village, Sohela, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sohela, Bargarh 

# Jhar

Jhar is a village in Sohela sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768036**. The 2011 Census counted **2,376 people in 644 households**, the 7th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,376people (2011)
- 644households
- 76.0%literacy
- 768036PIN code

## Jhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhar is 768036.** Jhar falls in Sohela sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768036
- Gram panchayatJhar
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380293

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

## How far is Jhar from nearby towns?

- Sohela (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)45 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)32 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 Jhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaisilet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Jhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 69% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Jhar

Of every 100 households in Jhar in 2011, 29 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhar · ■ Sohela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jhar?

■ Jhar · ■ Sohela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**966

Working population ****60.6%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.7% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (15%) · **■** Household industry 331 (23%) · **■** Other work 144 (10%) · **■** Marginal 607 (42%)

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 Sohela

- Pandkipali2,667 people
- Srigida2,540 people
- Jatla2,518 people
- Garbhana2,508 people
- Grinjel2,231 people
- Tungibandhli1,989 people
- Chichinda1,841 people
- Kendmundi1,822 people

[All 92 villages in Sohela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/sohela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhar?768036
- How far is Jhar from Bargarh?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jhar?2,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhar in?Bargarh district (Sohela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jhar?76.0% (Census 2011)