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About Jhikulia Village

Jhikulia is a large village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,420, made up of 2,291 males and 2,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Belhar
Pincode 813212
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 4,420
Male Population 2,291
Female Population 2,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikulia compares

By the 2011 count Jhikulia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 907.

Getting to Jhikulia

Jhikulia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhikulia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghorbahiar, Gorgawan, Gowaldih and Hathia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhikulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikulia village had a population of 4,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Jhikulia village has 2,291 males and 2,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikulia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Jhikulia is 813212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikulia covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikulia falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhikulia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhikulia.

Jhikulia is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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