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About Jhikarhati Village

Jhikarhati is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 337 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikarhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikarhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 178.56 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 337
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhikarhati compares

By the 2011 count Jhikarhati is the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 178.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jhikarhati

The census records public bus service for Jhikarhati as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhikarhati from other places

Jhikarhati lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 1.8 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 Jhikarhati
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 1.8 km
Nearest town Pakur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Jhikarhati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Jhikarhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikarhati village had a population of 632. That makes it the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Jhikarhati village has 337 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikarhati has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Jhikarhati is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikarhati covers 178.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikarhati falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhikarhati is Banshlai Bridge, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhikarhati.

Jhikarhati is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikarhati is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 1.8 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Murarai I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fateullapur (under 2 km), Kamdebnala (under 2 km) and Tegharia (1.5 km).

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

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