About Jhikta Village

Jhikta is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,053 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	1,975
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikta compares

By the 2011 count Jhikta is the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jhikta

Jhikta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikta as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikta from other places

Jhikta lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 6.5 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 Jhikta
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	7.0 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	16 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Jhikta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikta village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Jhikta village has 1,053 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikta has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jhikta is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikta covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikta falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikta is Dhauni, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Jhikta.

Jhikta is about 20 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikta is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 6.5 km away. Rajaun is about 7.0 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.