# Jikar Village, Badarpur, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Badarpur, Karimganj 

# Jikar

Jikar is a village in Badarpur sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam, PIN code **788701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,719 people in 342 households**, the 28th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 1,719people (2011)
- 342households
- 75.3%literacy
- 788701PIN code

## Jikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jikar is 788701.** Jikar falls in Badarpur sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- PIN code788701
- Gram panchayatSouth Badarpur
- Community development blockBadarpur
- Census village code300171

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jikar from nearby towns?

- Badarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)16 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jikar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jikar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jikar

Of every 100 households in Jikar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jikar · ■ Badarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jikar?

■ Jikar · ■ Badarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**952

Working population ****40.6%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 52 (7%) · **■** Other work 277 (40%) · **■** Marginal 329 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Badarpur

- Patharkandi1,825 people
- Khola Pt II1,823 people
- Ghatudaram1,804 people
- Alekargool1,764 people
- Dakshin Gram1,683 people
- Ghoramara Pt II1,634 people
- Haldigool1,581 people
- Barbari1,470 people

[All 81 villages in Badarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/badarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jikar?788701
- How far is Jikar from Karimganj?16 km by road
- What is the population of Jikar?1,719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jikar in?Karimganj district (Badarpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Jikar?75.3% (Census 2011)