About Jahikagachh Village

Jahikagachh is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 752 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Jahikagachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahikagachh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	1,422
Male Population	752
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jahikagachh compares

By the 2011 count Jahikagachh is the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 115 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 933.

Getting to Jahikagachh

Jahikagachh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jahikagachh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahikagachh from other places

Jahikagachh lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Jahikagachh
Nearest railway station	Azamnagar Road	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Jahikagachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahikagachh village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jahikagachh village has 752 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahikagachh has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Jahikagachh covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahikagachh falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahikagachh is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jahikagachh.

Jahikagachh is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahikagachh is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.