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Jhunki

Amour mandal
Pincode 854315
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD GULAM AZHAR
Contact: 99****8294
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LGD code
223796
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
52
Households
9
Literacy rate
9.6%
Sex ratio
733 ♀/1000♂
Workers
25
Census 2011 · in context

How Jhunki compares

By population, Jhunki ranks #149 of 163 villages in Amour mandal.

Literacy rate
%
9.6%
−25.7% vs mandal average
Jhunki
9.6%
Amour mandal
35.3%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
733
−184 vs mandal average
Jhunki
733
Amour mandal
917
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.9 vs mandal average
Jhunki
5.8
Amour mandal
4.9

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

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Jhunki at a glance

Jhunki is a village of 52 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Amour block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 149th-largest of 163 villages in Amour block. Literacy is 10%, 26 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 733 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223796. The sarpanch is MD GULAM AZHAR, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 61 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhunki

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
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
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
56
Distance to district HQ (km)
56
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Barbatta
Total area (ha)
66
Irrigated area (ha)
48.76
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Jhunki

LGD code
223796
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
52
Population (projected 2026)
61
Households
9
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
733
Literacy rate
9.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MD GULAM AZHAR
Block / Mandal
Amour
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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)
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