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About Jhikra Harinkol Village

Jhikra Harinkol is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 287 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikra Harinkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikra Harinkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 287
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Jhikra Harinkol compares

By the 2011 count Jhikra Harinkol is the 43rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jhikra Harinkol

Jhikra Harinkol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikra Harinkol 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 Jhikra Harinkol from other places

Jhikra Harinkol lies about 14 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 1.5 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 Harinkol
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 7.9 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km

Villages closest to Jhikra Harinkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikra Harinkol village had a population of 587. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Jhikra Harinkol village has 287 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikra Harinkol has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jhikra Harinkol is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikra Harinkol covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikra Harinkol falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhikra Harinkol is Karanpurato, about 1.5 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 Jhikra Harinkol.

Jhikra Harinkol is about 14 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikra Harinkol is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 1.5 km away. Taljhari is about 7.9 km away. Sahibganj 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 Karanpur (under 2 km), Bara Harinkol (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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