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Village snapshot
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Jhaua is a village in Pranpur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 1,234 across 256 households. The village has a literacy rate of 46.3% and is located at 25.485°N, 87.678°E with postal code 854107.
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- LGD code
- 225342
- Pincode
- 854107
- Post office
- Katihar Mill
- Population
- 1,234
- Households
- 256
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Sex ratio
- 845 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 460
- Distance to district centre
- 71 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Patna
- 255 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 331 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sajha Halt · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Kumaripur · 8 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Jhaua താരതമ്യം
By population, Jhaua ranks #42 of 85 villages in Pranpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.3%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Jhaua
- 46.3%
- Pranpur mandal
- 42.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
845
−79 vs mandal average
- Jhaua
- 845
- Pranpur mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Jhaua
- 4.8
- Pranpur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhaua ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Jhaua Biharയിലെ Katihar ജില്ല, Pranpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,234 പേർ 256 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Pranpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 85 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 42-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 46%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 42% നേക്കാൾ 4 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 845 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Katihar ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 71 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Kusahaൽ നിന്ന് 20 കി.മീ, Sajha Halt റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 854107, Katihar Mill പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 225342. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Government hospital Kumaripur, 8 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് shanchariya devi; ഗ്രാമം Pranpur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Nisha Singh. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,455, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhaua
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAHJA
- Total area (ha)
- 152.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhaua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Jhaua
- LGD code
- 225342
- Pincode
- 854107
- Post office
- Katihar Mill
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,234
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,455
- Households
- 256
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 845
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.48497°N, 87.67807°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nisha Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- shanchariya devi
- Block / Mandal
- Pranpur
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Jhaua എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna255 kmcapital
- Kolkata331 km
- Delhi1093 km
- Hyderabad1309 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationSajha Halt<1 km
- Bus stopKumaripur9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Kumaripur8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India12 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump14 km
- CollegeD S College11 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)12 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
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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, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)