# Jhikra Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Jhikra

Jhikra is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 140 households**, the 110th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 635people (2011)
- 140households
- 71.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikra

Of every 100 households in Jhikra in 2011, 59 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhikra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**26%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 66% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (61%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 41 (16%)

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 Manteswar

- Ashuri658 people
- Kharampur647 people
- Baruna642 people
- Patikhaldanga640 people
- Dwari623 people
- Uttardihi610 people
- Shele606 people
- Kalswar590 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikra?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikra in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikra?71.1% (Census 2011)