# Jhikatia Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Jhikatia

Jhikatia is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825420**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 146 households**, the 75th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 844people (2011)
- 146households
- 41.4%literacy
- 825420PIN code

## Jhikatia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhikatia is 825420.** Jhikatia falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825420
- Gram panchayatKhutikewal Khurd
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348078

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?

- Hantarganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chatra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri Khurd
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 33% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jhikatia · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**36%

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 · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1282**

**965

Working population ****42.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.7% for men and 39.8% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 135 (38%)

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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

- Sardam897 people
- Raksi895 people
- Gauspur884 people
- Gokhna862 people
- Ketaribar832 people
- Daha818 people
- Dundu817 people
- Tulsipur815 people

[All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhikatia?825420
- How far is Jhikatia from Chatra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikatia?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikatia in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikatia?41.4% (Census 2011)