About Jhikarhati Village

Jhikarhati is one of the larger villages in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,163, made up of 4,224 males and 3,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Burwan
Pincode	742168
Area (hectares)	958.63 hectares
Population	8,163
Male Population	4,224
Female Population	3,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikarhati compares

By the 2011 count Jhikarhati is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 958.63 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jhikarhati

Jhikarhati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikarhati 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hastinapur, Hatisala, Jagannathpur and Janardanpur. 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.

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Common questions about Jhikarhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikarhati village had a population of 8,163. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Jhikarhati village has 4,224 males and 3,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikarhati has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jhikarhati is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikarhati covers 958.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikarhati falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhikarhati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jhikarhati.

Jhikarhati is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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.