# Jhikri Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Jhikri

Jhikri is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 195 households**, the 49th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 873people (2011)
- 195households
- 59.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikri

Of every 100 households in Jhikri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhikri · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

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 Jhikri?

■ Jhikri · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**960

Working population ****45.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (24%) · **■** Household industry 66 (16%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 198 (49%)

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 Simlapal

- Patharkhamar963 people
- Talda947 people
- Mandalgram899 people
- Jagannathpur875 people
- Sarasbakra873 people
- Krishnapur870 people
- Harintuli855 people
- Raybandh838 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikri?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikri in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikri?59.4% (Census 2011)