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About Jhikarua Village

Jhikarua is a large village in Narhat tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,802, made up of 1,450 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares.

Jhikarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikarua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Narhat
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 2,802
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhikarua compares

By the 2011 count Jhikarua is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jhikarua

Jhikarua 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 Jhikarua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikarua from other places

Jhikarua lies about 15 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 1.9 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 Jhikarua
Nearest railway station Tilaiya Junction Railway Station 1.9 km
Nearest town Hisua 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Narhat 4.4 km
District headquarters Nawada 15 km

Villages closest to Jhikarua

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

Common questions about Jhikarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikarua village had a population of 2,802. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Jhikarua village has 1,450 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikarua has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Jhikarua covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikarua falls under Narhat tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhikarua is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikarua.

Jhikarua is about 15 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikarua is in Narhat tehsil of Nawada district. Tilaiya Junction Railway Station is about 1.9 km away. Hisua is about 1.9 km away. Narhat is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhim Bigha (under 2 km), Panre Chak (1.6 km) and Qazipura (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhikarua today is likely to be higher.

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