# Jharjharia Village, Melaghar, West Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Melaghar, West Tripura 

# Jharjharia

Jharjharia is a village in Melaghar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 234 households**, the 27th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 234households
- 89.1%literacy
- 799115PIN code

## Jharjharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jharjharia is 799115.** Jharjharia falls in Melaghar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799115
- Community development blockMelaghar
- Census village code272121

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

## How far is Jharjharia from nearby towns?

- Melaghar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Agartala (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sonamura (nearest town)9 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 Jharjharia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jharjharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urmai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonamura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Jharjharia known for?

The main crops are **rice, moong and rice**. Products made here include rubber sheet, rubber sheet, pineapple juice, serving try, basket and cane. About 15% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Jharjharia

Of every 100 households in Jharjharia in 2011, 58 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharjharia · ■ Melaghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****6%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**87%

Television ****32%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jharjharia?

■ Jharjharia · ■ Melaghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**962

Working population ****48.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 84.7% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 193 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (42%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 88 (16%)

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 Melaghar

- Paschim Jumerdhepa2,097 people
- Kamarangatali1,970 people
- Dakshin Taibandul1,683 people
- Khedarbari1,139 people
- Gamaichhara243 people

[All 28 villages in Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jharjharia?799115
- How far is Jharjharia from Agartala?55 km by road
- What is the population of Jharjharia?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharjharia in?West Tripura district (Melaghar sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Jharjharia?89.1% (Census 2011)
