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About Jhikatia Village

Jhikatia is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 953 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Jhikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 953
Female Population 898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikatia compares

By the 2011 count Jhikatia is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jhikatia

Jhikatia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikatia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikatia from other places

Jhikatia lies about 14 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhikatia
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 6.7 km
District headquarters Arwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 20 km

Villages closest to Jhikatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jhikatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikatia village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Jhikatia village has 953 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Jhikatia covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikatia falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatia is Jehanabad Court, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikatia.

Jhikatia is about 14 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikatia is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 6.7 km away. Arwal is about 14 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Masudpur Bara (under 2 km) and Samanpur Baddo (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhikatia today is likely to be higher.

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