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About Jhikri Village

Jhikri is a small village in Dinhata II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 103 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata II
Pincode 736168
Area (hectares) 37.04 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 103
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhikri compares

By the 2011 count Jhikri is the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents. Its 37.04 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jhikri

Jhikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhikri 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatcheko, Hokadaha Dwitia Khanda, Hokadaha Pratham Khanda and Huchar Kuthi. 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 Jhikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikri village had a population of 207. That makes it the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents.

Jhikri village has 103 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Jhikri is 736168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikri covers 37.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikri falls under Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhikri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhikri.

Jhikri is in Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Jhikri today is likely to be higher.

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