About Jikilata Village

Jikilata is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 188 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jikilata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jikilata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	188
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jikilata compares

By the 2011 count Jikilata is the 71st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jikilata

Jikilata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jikilata as Available within 5 - 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 Jikilata from other places

Jikilata lies about 58 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 25 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 Jikilata
Nearest town	Khunti	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	25 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	58 km

Villages closest to Jikilata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jikilata village had a population of 381. That makes it the 71st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Jikilata village has 188 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jikilata has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jikilata is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jikilata covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jikilata falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jikilata is Bingaon, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jikilata.

Jikilata is about 58 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jikilata is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khunti is about 9.8 km away. Bandgaon is about 19 km away. Bingaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.