About Jhiktia Village

Jhiktia is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,567, made up of 834 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiktia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	812006
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	1,567
Male Population	834
Female Population	733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
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 41st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

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 27 km from Bhagalpur, 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
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	30 km

Villages closest to Jhiktia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 1,567. That makes it the 41st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Jhiktia village has 834 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiktia has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Jhiktia is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiktia covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhiktia falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiktia is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Dhauni is about 6.5 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Bhagalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.