Village · Berasia, Bhopal
# Jhikariya Kalan

Jhikariya Kalan is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 625 people in 119 households, the 141st largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.
- 625 people (2011)
- 119 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 894 females per 1,000 males

## Jhikariya Kalan PIN code and other codes

Jhikariya Kalan falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Berasia
- Census village code 482261

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jhikariya Kalan from nearby towns?
- Berasia (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Bhopal (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Berasia (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jhikariya Kalan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Berasia
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Berasia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Berasia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhikariya Kalan known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and gurh. About 50% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jhikariya Kalan

Of every 100 households in Jhikariya Kalan in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikariya Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 39% 64%
- Toilet within the home 2% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 63% 28%
- Television 17% 26%
- Mobile phone 6% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 43%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jhikariya Kalan?

■ Jhikariya Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 64.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 899
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 920
- Working population 39.2% 44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 135 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 83 (34%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (7%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Berasia
- Umaraya 643 people
- Haripur 639 people
- Dongargaon 638 people
- Pardi 629 people
- Garha Khurd 624 people
- Hamid Khedi 622 people
- Berkhedi Kalan 619 people
- Mengra 618 people

All 303 villages in Berasia

## Quick answers
- How far is Jhikariya Kalan from Bhopal? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikariya Kalan? 625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikariya Kalan in? Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikariya Kalan? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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