# Jhikatia Kalan Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Jhikatia Kalan

Jhikatia Kalan is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 274 households**, the 37th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,569people (2011)
- 274households
- 63.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Jhikatia Kalan PIN code and other codes

Jhikatia Kalan falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhikatiya Kalan
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code255953

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

## How far is Jhikatia Kalan from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)40 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 Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maigra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 80% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Kalan

Of every 100 households in Jhikatia Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhikatia Kalan · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhikatia Kalan?

■ Jhikatia Kalan · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183**

**991

Working population ****30.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (25%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 83 (17%) · **■** Marginal 151 (31%)

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 Imamganj

- Pakari Sohia1,713 people
- Sewati1,705 people
- Kochia1,704 people
- Kadirpur1,682 people
- Parsia1,567 people
- Baghauta1,539 people
- Belwar1,525 people
- Bahera1,522 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhikatia Kalan from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikatia Kalan?1,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikatia Kalan in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikatia Kalan?63.8% (Census 2011)