About Jhikara Village

Jhikara is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 262 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	262
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikara compares

By the 2011 count Jhikara is the 90th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jhikara

Jhikara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikara as Available within 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 Jhikara from other places

Jhikara lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 8.9 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 Jhikara
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	8.9 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Jhikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikara village had a population of 541. That makes it the 90th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jhikara village has 262 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikara has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jhikara is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikara covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhikara is Harinsing, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhikara.

Jhikara is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikara is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 8.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 29 km away. Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.