# Jhite Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Jhite

Jhite is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142047**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 43 households**, the 180th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 235people (2011)
- 43households
- 66.2%literacy
- 142047PIN code

## Jhite PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhite is 142047.** Jhite falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142047
- Gram panchayatJhite
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034347

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

## How far is Jhite from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Mallanwala Khass (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 Jhite?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jhite; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhagoke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Firozpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jhite known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 71% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Jhite

Of every 100 households in Jhite in 2011, 85 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 36 a car.

■ Jhite · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**25%

Tap water ****69%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**72%

Use banking services ****26%**

**58%

Television ****82%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****36%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

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 Jhite?

■ Jhite · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**854

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 61.8% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (26%) · **■** Other work 22 (26%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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 Zira

- Bhoghewala245 people
- Jaggewala Alias Musewala244 people
- Gati Harike242 people
- Churian235 people
- Wara Suleman219 people
- Gurali215 people
- Mohamad Shahwala210 people
- Jamaliwala209 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhite?142047
- How far is Jhite from Firozpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jhite?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhite in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhite?66.2% (Census 2011)