About Jhikatia Village

Jhikatia is a large village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,638 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Pincode	824203
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	3,190
Male Population	1,638
Female Population	1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikatia compares

By the 2011 count Jhikatia is the 12th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 286 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 920.

Getting to Jhikatia

Jhikatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikatia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 32 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 11 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	Goh	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	11 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	32 km

Villages closest to Jhikatia

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

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Common questions about Jhikatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikatia village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 12th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Jhikatia village has 1,638 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatia has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Jhikatia is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikatia covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikatia falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatia is Rafiganj, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhikatia.

Jhikatia is about 32 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikatia is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 7.9 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Aurangabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.