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About Jhiktia Village

Jhiktia is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 729 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiktia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 729
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhiktia compares

By the 2011 count Jhiktia is the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 18 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Jhiktia

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

How far is Jhiktia from other places

Jhiktia lies about 44 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about under 2 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 Jhiktia
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 1.9 km
Nearest town Farakka 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 44 km

Villages closest to Jhiktia

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.

Common questions about Jhiktia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiktia village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Jhiktia village has 729 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiktia has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Jhiktia is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiktia covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhiktia falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhiktia is Barharwa Junction, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhiktia.

Jhiktia is about 44 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiktia is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about under 2 km away. Pathna is about 1.9 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Dharampur Mission (under 2 km) and Chhota Ranga (under 2 km).

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

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