About Jhikatiya Village

Jhikatiya is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 505 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Jhikatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	1,019
Male Population	505
Female Population	514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
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 Jhikatiya compares

By the 2011 count Jhikatiya is the 110th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jhikatiya

Jhikatiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikatiya 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 Jhikatiya from other places

Jhikatiya lies about 29 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 1.7 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 Jhikatiya
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	1.7 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	29 km

Villages closest to Jhikatiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikatiya village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 110th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Jhikatiya village has 505 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatiya has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Jhikatiya covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhikatiya falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatiya is Rafiganj, about 1.7 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 Jhikatiya.

Jhikatiya is about 29 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikatiya is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 1.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.