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About Jhikra Village

Jhikra is a mid sized village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 965 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 170.9 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 965
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Jhikra compares

By the 2011 count Jhikra is the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 170.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhikra

Jhikra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhikra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikra from other places

Jhikra lies about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Minakhan 17 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Jhikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikra village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Jhikra village has 965 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jhikra is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikra covers 170.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikra falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 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 Jhikra.

Jhikra is about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikra is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 4.5 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 4.8 km away. Minakhan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurpur (7.1 km), Golaghata (9.5 km) and Bagchar (11 km).

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

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