About Jhikadah Village

Jhikadah is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 235 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikadah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikadah village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Khairagarh
Pincode	491881
Area (hectares)	198.35 hectares
Population	479
Male Population	235
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikadah compares

By the 2011 count Jhikadah is the 146th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 198.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jhikadah

Jhikadah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikadah as Available. 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 Jhikadah from other places

Jhikadah lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 24 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 Jhikadah
Tehsil headquarters	Khairagarh	6.7 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jatkanhar	24 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	32 km

Villages closest to Jhikadah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikadah village had a population of 479. That makes it the 146th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Jhikadah village has 235 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikadah has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jhikadah is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikadah covers 198.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikadah falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikadah is Jatkanhar, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhikadah.

Jhikadah is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikadah is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 6.7 km away. Khairāgarh is about 6.7 km away. Jatkanhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.