About Jhikra Village

Jhikra is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 72 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.15 hectares hectares.

Jhikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Area (hectares)	57.15 hectares
Population	147
Male Population	72
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikra compares

By the 2011 count Jhikra is the 85th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 57.15 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1030.

Getting to Jhikra

Jhikra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhikra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jhikra from other places

Jhikra lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 16 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 Jhikra
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	16 km
Nearest town	Pakur	26 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	52 km

Villages closest to Jhikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikra village had a population of 147. That makes it the 85th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Jhikra village has 72 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikra has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Jhikra covers 57.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikra falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhikra is Barharwa Junction, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Jhikra.

Jhikra is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikra is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 14 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 16 km away. Pakur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.