# Jhikatia Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad 

# Jhikatia

Jhikatia is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,079 people in 169 households**, the 88th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,079people (2011)
- 169households
- 67.0%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Jhikatia PIN code and other codes

Jhikatia falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeraka
- Community development blockNabinagar
- Census village code253800

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

## How far is Jhikatia from nearby towns?

- Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nabinagar (nearest town)20 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 Jhikatia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhikatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jhikatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhikatia

Of every 100 households in Jhikatia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikatia · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jhikatia?

■ Jhikatia · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**940

Working population ****55.2%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 256 (43%)

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 Nabinagar

- Manohari1,091 people
- Itwa1,090 people
- Rajwaria Khurd1,089 people
- Bara1,084 people
- Barki Parhi1,071 people
- Pararia1,064 people
- Bhurkurya1,057 people
- Madhe1,057 people

[All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhikatia from Aurangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikatia?1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikatia in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikatia?67.0% (Census 2011)