# Jhikara Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Jhikara

Jhikara is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 108 households**, the 93rd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 541people (2011)
- 108households
- 50.8%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Jhikara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhikara is 816118.** Jhikara falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatBanspahari
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370957

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

## How far is Jhikara from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)60 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 Jhikara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Jhikara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Jhikara

Of every 100 households in Jhikara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikara · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

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 Jhikara?

■ Jhikara · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**968

Working population ****52.7%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 40.8% for women. 68% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (38%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 107 (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 Shikaripara

- Parbatpur562 people
- Majhiladih558 people
- Kalaibari556 people
- Bucham549 people
- Pokharia536 people
- Chukapani535 people
- Harinsinha534 people
- Simla527 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhikara?816118
- How far is Jhikara from Dumka?60 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikara?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikara in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikara?50.8% (Census 2011)