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About Jhikatia Village

Jhikatia is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 205 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Jhikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 205
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 152nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhikatia

Jhikatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhikatia as Available within <5 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 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 16 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 Kutumba 1.7 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Jhikatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba 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 389. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Jhikatia village has 205 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatia has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jhikatia covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikatia falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatia is Nabinagar Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhikatia.

Jhikatia is about 21 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 Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 1.7 km away. Nabīnagar is about 12 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikaria (under 2 km), Dhibar (under 2 km) and Badarpur (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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