Jhikarhati Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jhikarhati is a village situated in Burwan block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,933 families residing in the village Jhikarhati. The total population of Jhikarhati is 8,163 out of which 4,224 are males and 3,939 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhikarhati is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhikarhati village is 1200 which is 15% of the total population. There are 648 male children and 552 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhikarhati is 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Jhikarhati village.

Population
8,163
Families
1,933
Literacy
69.84%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhikarhati is 69.8%. Thus Jhikarhati village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 75.31% and the female literacy rate is 64.07% in Jhikarhati village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhikarhati village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jhikarhati Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhikarhati village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,200 648 552
Literacy 69.84% 75.31% 64.07%
Scheduled Caste 1,247 648 599
Scheduled Tribe 100 47 53
Illiterate 3,300 1,531 1,769

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Jhikarhati village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhikarhati village out of total population, 2,579 were engaged in work activities. 81.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,579 workers engaged in Main Work, 711 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,064 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,097 2,018 79
Cultivators 711 696 15
Agriculture Labourer 1,064 1,039 25
Household Industries 29 28 1
Other Workers 293 255 38
Marginal Workers 482 411 71
Non Working 5,584 1,795 3,789

Nearby Villages to Jhikarhati,

Below are the list of villages near Jhikarhati village in Burwan.

Village Population
Kalikapur 306
Sitalgram 1,310
Kunia 3,743
Daspara 268
Siddheswari 1,515
Bahara 1,094
Kalyanpur 1,960
Kapsa 1,651
Padmalabhbati 188
Kundal 4,584

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