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Jonka

जोंका
Bathnaha mandal
Pincode 843332
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Jonka is a village in Bathnaha mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The village has 1,587 residents in 276 households and a literacy rate of 40%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TEK NARAYAN YADAV
Contact: 99****3747
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LGD code
219298
Pincode
843332
Post office
Majorganj
Population
1,587
Households
276
Literacy rate
40%
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000♂
Workers
614
Distance to district centre
220 km
Distance to mandal centre
264 km
Distance to Patna
275 km
Distance to Kolkata
274 km
Nearest railway station
Dhamdhamia · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jonka compares

By population, Jonka ranks #59 of 90 villages in Bathnaha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.0%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Jonka
40.0%
Bathnaha mandal
40.3%
Sitamarhi district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
+4 vs mandal average
Jonka
901
Bathnaha mandal
897
Household size
people per home
5.8
+1.2 vs mandal average
Jonka
5.8
Bathnaha mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jonka at a glance

Jonka is a village of 1,587 people in 276 households (Census 2011) in Bathnaha block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 59th-largest of 90 villages in Bathnaha block. Literacy is 40%, about the same as the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. It lies 220 km from the Sitamarhi district centre, 5 km from Jamnagar, the nearest town, 4 km from Dhamdhamia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 843332, served by Majorganj post office; the LGD village code is 219298. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is TEK NARAYAN YADAV, and the village votes in Aurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nishad. The population is estimated at 1,871 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jonka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SITAMARHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
14
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bairha barahi
Total area (ha)
112.7
Irrigated area (ha)
47.5
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jonka

LGD code
219298
Pincode
843332
Post office
Majorganj
Population (Census 2011)
1,587
Population (projected 2026)
1,871
Households
276
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
901
Literacy rate
40.0%
Coordinates
24.98284°N, 87.78317°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Aurai
Member of Parliament
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Nishad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TEK NARAYAN YADAV
Block / Mandal
Bathnaha
Getting there

How to reach Jonka

Mandal centre
Bathnaha · ≈ 264 km
≈ 9 h 2 min by car · 10 h 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sitamarhi · ≈ 220 km
≈ 7 h 31 min by car · 8 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,429 people
Jamnagar · ≈ 5.3 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna275 kmcapital
  • Kolkata274 km
  • Delhi1124 km
  • Hyderabad1281 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhamdhamia4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital<1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College47 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station27 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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