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About Jhikatia Village

Jhikatia is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 662 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Jhikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 662
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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
Nearest town Nabīnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Jhikatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur 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 1,313. That makes it the 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Jhikatia village has 662 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatia has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Jhikatia covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikatia falls under Madanpur 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 - 10 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 Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabīnagar is about 12 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetaria (11 km), Banokhar (23 km) and Kathbar (23 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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