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About Jhikarhati Village

Jhikarhati is one of the larger villages in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,149, made up of 12,189 males and 11,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikarhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikarhati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 431 hectares
Population 24,149
Male Population 12,189
Female Population 11,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhikarhati compares

By the 2011 count Jhikarhati is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jhikarhati

Jhikarhati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikarhati 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikarhati from other places

Jhikarhati lies about 6.2 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nagarnabi, about 2.1 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 Jhikarhati
Nearest railway station Nagarnabi 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 6.2 km
District headquarters Pakur 6.2 km

Villages closest to Jhikarhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikarhati village had a population of 24,149. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Jhikarhati village has 12,189 males and 11,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikarhati has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Jhikarhati is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikarhati covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhikarhati falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhikarhati is Nagarnabi, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhikarhati.

Jhikarhati is about 6.2 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikarhati is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Nagarnabi is about 2.1 km away. Pakaur is about 6.2 km away. Pakur is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismat Kadamsai (under 2 km), Udainarainpur (under 2 km) and Lakhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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