About Jhikra Village

Jhikra is a large village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,172, made up of 1,680 males and 1,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Haringhata
Pincode	741257
Area (hectares)	209.35 hectares
Population	3,172
Male Population	1,680
Female Population	1,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jhikra compares

By the 2011 count Jhikra is the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 209.35 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jhikra

Jhikra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhikra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikra from other places

Jhikra lies about 63 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.8 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 Jhikra
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haringhata	10 km
District headquarters	Nadia	63 km

Villages closest to Jhikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haringhata 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.

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Common questions about Jhikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikra village had a population of 3,172. That makes it the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Jhikra village has 1,680 males and 1,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jhikra is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikra covers 209.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhikra falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhikra is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikra.

Jhikra is about 63 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikra is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 4.5 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 4.8 km away. Haringhata is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.