About Jhiktia Village

Jhiktia is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 210 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiktia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	210
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiktia compares

By the 2011 count Jhiktia is the 97th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jhiktia

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

Jhiktia 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 Jhiktia
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	6.5 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Jhiktia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiktia village had a population of 386. That makes it the 97th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jhiktia village has 210 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiktia has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Jhiktia is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiktia covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhiktia falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhiktia 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhiktia.

Jhiktia 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.

Jhiktia is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 6.5 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Shambhuganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.