About Jhikatiya Village

Jhikatiya is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,511 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Pincode	824237
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	2,892
Male Population	1,511
Female Population	1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km

Villages closest to Jhikatiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 2,892. That makes it the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Jhikatiya village has 1,511 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatiya has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jhikatiya is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikatiya covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikatiya falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatiya is Kastha, about 15 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 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikatiya is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Kastha is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.