Jhikra Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jhikra is a village situated in Haringhata block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 754 families residing in the village Jhikra. The total population of Jhikra is 3,172 out of which 1,680 are males and 1,492 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhikra is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhikra village is 248 which is 8% of the total population. There are 141 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhikra is 759 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Jhikra village.

Population
3,172
Families
754
Literacy
90.42%
Sex Ratio
888

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhikra is 90.4%. Thus Jhikra village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 95.13% and the female literacy rate is 85.2% in Jhikra village.

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

Jhikra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 248 141 107
Literacy 90.42% 95.13% 85.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,554 832 722
Scheduled Tribe 23 13 10
Illiterate 528 216 312

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Jhikra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhikra village out of total population, 1,195 were engaged in work activities. 98.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,195 workers engaged in Main Work, 254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 222 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,180 1,026 154
Cultivators 254 249 5
Agriculture Labourer 222 184 38
Household Industries 43 23 20
Other Workers 661 570 91
Marginal Workers 15 6 9
Non Working 1,977 648 1,329

Nearby Villages to Jhikra,

Below are the list of villages near Jhikra village in Haringhata.

Village Population
Dighalgram 5,390
Chanda 3,692
Bhandarkona 1,061
Thansara 1,182
Chak Bhandarkona 104
Goaldob 4,883
Hapania 2,494
Singa 3,882
Sonakur 1,886
Dasbaria 1,734

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