# Jhitkari Village, Sardhana, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sardhana, Meerut 

# Jhitkari

Jhitkari is a village in Sardhana sub-district of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,555 people in 454 households**, the 69th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,555people (2011)
- 454households
- 70.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhitkari

Of every 100 households in Jhitkari in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jhitkari · ■ Sardhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**45%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****88%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**12%

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 Jhitkari?

■ Jhitkari · ■ Sardhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**843

Working population ****40.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (39%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 135 (13%) · **■** Marginal 223 (22%)

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 Sardhana

- Kakkepur2,680 people
- Walidpur2,669 people
- Baparsa2,645 people
- Mamupur Urf Dedwa2,570 people
- Khanuda2,555 people
- Nagli Sadharan2,541 people
- Bhalsauna2,495 people
- Panwari2,495 people

[All 137 villages in Sardhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhitkari?2,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhitkari in?Meerut district (Sardhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhitkari?70.2% (Census 2011)