# Jhikatia Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/jhikatia/

Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Jhikatia

Jhikatia is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 148 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 959people (2011)
- 148households
- 61.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Jhikatia PIN code and other codes

Jhikatia falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258211

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?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)43 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)17 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pawai
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bajir Ganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhikatia · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

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 · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**968

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (14%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 160 (56%)

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 Meskaur

- Belwan1,133 people
- Ranka Jalalpur1,084 people
- Lakhaura1,044 people
- Kaua Bara1,023 people
- Alawan956 people
- Chorabara951 people
- Chanda Bara941 people
- Majhila924 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhikatia from Nawada?43 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikatia?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikatia in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikatia?61.7% (Census 2011)