# Jhikatiya Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/jhikatiya/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Jhikatiya Jhikatiya is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824237**. The 2011 Census counted **2,892 people in 499 households**, the 15th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,892people (2011) - 499households - 60.5%literacy - 824237PIN code ## Jhikatiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhikatiya is 824237.** Jhikatiya falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code824237 - Gram panchayatJhikatiya - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256534 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhikatiya from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)28 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)15 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 Jhikatiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhikatiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jhikatiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Jhikatiya Of every 100 households in Jhikatiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhikatiya · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****20%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **87% Tap water ****21%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****60%** **42% Television ****7%** **13% Mobile phone ****74%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Jhikatiya? ■ Jhikatiya · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **958 Working population ****48.0%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 47.5% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (15%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (20%) · **■** Marginal 708 (51%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Sekhwara3,116 people - Khap3,033 people - Mora Mardana3,029 people - Nawan2,991 people - Dirawan2,869 people - Hathiar2,867 people - Mankosi2,867 people - Parariya2,790 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhikatiya?824237 - How far is Jhikatiya from Gaya?28 km by road - What is the population of Jhikatiya?2,892 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhikatiya in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jhikatiya?60.5% (Census 2011)