About Jhikatiya Village

Jhikatiya is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 348 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Jhikatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	676
Male Population	348
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 20 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	Gurua	3.9 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Jhikatiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 676. That makes it the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Jhikatiya village has 348 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatiya has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Jhikatiya covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikatiya falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatiya is Guraru, about 20 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 29 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.4 km away. Guraru is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.