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About Jhikatia Village

Jhikatia is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 436 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 246.92 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 436
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikatia compares

By the 2011 count Jhikatia is the 70th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 246.92 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jhikatia

Jhikatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhikatia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhikatia from other places

Jhikatia lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 42 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 Jhikatia
Nearest town Sherghāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 42 km

Villages closest to Jhikatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Jhikatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikatia village had a population of 844. That makes it the 70th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Jhikatia village has 436 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikatia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jhikatia is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikatia covers 246.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikatia falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhikatia is Guraru, about 42 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhikatia.

Jhikatia is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikatia is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikatiya (under 2 km), Dewanbar (under 2 km) and Arjun Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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