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

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Village · Sohela, Bargarh 

# Jharai

Jharai is a village in Sohela sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768036**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 76 households**, the 88th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 76households
- 85.2%literacy
- 768036PIN code

## Jharai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code768036
- Gram panchayatJhar
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380291

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

## How far is Jharai from nearby towns?

- Sohela (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)27 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 Jharai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gaisilet
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaisilet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Jharai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 74% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Jharai

Of every 100 households in Jharai in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jharai · ■ Sohela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**37%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****34%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jharai?

■ Jharai · ■ Sohela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**966

Working population ****51.5%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 67% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 83 (59%)

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

- Gobindpur378 people
- Bindhanpali358 people
- Gandpali347 people
- Katharpali282 people
- Chakabahal268 people
- Dhaurakhanda241 people
- Malaikhaman183 people
- Jhakarpali115 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jharai?768036
- How far is Jharai from Bargarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jharai?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharai in?Bargarh district (Sohela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jharai?85.2% (Census 2011)