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About Jhik Village

Jhik is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 434 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.1 hectares hectares.

Jhik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhik village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 452.1 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 434
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhik compares

By the 2011 count Jhik is the 73rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 452.1 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhik

The census records public bus service for Jhik as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hathgala, Jaitpur, Jamgaon and Jamudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhik

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhik village had a population of 874. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Jhik village has 434 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhik has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Jhik covers 452.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhik falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jhik notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhik.

Jhik is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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