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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Jhajha is a village in Chanan mandal, Banka district, Bihar, with a population of 774 across 127 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.7%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GULTAN RAJAK
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- LGD code
- 241926
- Pincode
- 814131
- Post office
- Chandan
- Population
- 774
- Households
- 127
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Sex ratio
- 804 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 390
- Distance to district centre
- 82 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 80 km
- Distance to Patna
- 155 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 317 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jhajha · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Jhajha · <1 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Jhajha ची तुलना
By population, Jhajha ranks #59 of 333 villages in Chanan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.7%
+10.8% vs mandal average
- Jhajha
- 48.7%
- Chanan mandal
- 37.9%
- Banka district
- 47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
804
−116 vs mandal average
- Jhajha
- 804
- Chanan mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Jhajha
- 6.1
- Chanan mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhajha एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Jhajha हे बिहारच्या बांका जिल्ह्यातील Chanan ब्लॉकमधील 774 लोकसंख्येचे 127 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Chanan ब्लॉकमधील 333 गावांत 59वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 49% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 38% पेक्षा 11 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 804 स्त्रिया. हे बांका जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 82 किमी, जवळचे शहर Khairaपासून 21 किमी, Jhajha रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 1 पेक्षा कमी किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 814131 आहे, Chandan पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 241926 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital, Jhajha, <1 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच GULTAN RAJAK आहेत; गाव Warsaliganj विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Anita. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 913, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Siljori →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
शेजारी तुलना →| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhajha · हे गाव | 774 | 49% | — |
| Jhajha · Dhuraiya | 300 | 50% | 0 किमी N |
| Jhajha · Jamalpur | 0 | — | 0 किमी N |
| Jhajha · Jarmundi | 304 | 67% | 0 किमी N |
| Jhajha · Gawan | 0 | — | 0 किमी N |
| Tola Charka Pathar · Katoria | 51 | 88% | 20.2 किमी SW |
| Tola Charka Pathar · Sono | 1,613 | 45% | 20.2 किमी SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhajha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR(JHARKHAND)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Siljori
- Total area (ha)
- 347
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 17.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhajha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Jhajha
- LGD code
- 241926
- Pincode
- 814131
- Post office
- Chandan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 774
- Population (projected 2026)
- 913
- Households
- 127
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 804
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.76979°N, 86.37756°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nawada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Warsaliganj
- Member of Parliament
- Vivek Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anita
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GULTAN RAJAK
- Block / Mandal
- Chanan
- Nearest railway station
- Sonwarsa Halt (78.1 km)
जाण्याचा मार्ग
Jhajha ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Patna155 kmcapital
- Kolkata317 km
- Delhi1006 km
- Hyderabad1159 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationJhajha<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jhajha<1 km
- CollegeBajla Mahila College45 km
- Police stationFaridpur Police Station60 km
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 814131
तेच नाव, वेगळे ठिकाण
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Jhajha जवळची गावे
Chanan मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
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- Alkosia
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- Bhorabadar
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- Tola Bargunia
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)