# Jhikra Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Jhikra

Jhikra is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 181 households**, the 74th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 824people (2011)
- 181households
- 86.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikra

Of every 100 households in Jhikra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhikra · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**46%

Tap water ****34%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jhikra?

■ Jhikra · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**963

Working population ****36.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 83.8% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (31%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Kalna - II

- Khagrakur889 people
- Jaypur878 people
- Kumarpara871 people
- Madhubati827 people
- Damdama823 people
- Nepakuli821 people
- Udaypur811 people
- Jharubati810 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikra?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikra in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikra?86.4% (Census 2011)