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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Jhikra

Jhikra is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 238 households**, the 46th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 967people (2011)
- 238households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikra

Of every 100 households in Jhikra in 2011, 82 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhikra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**65%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**45%

Tap water ****36%**

**33%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**963

Working population ****45.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 58.6% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (51%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (22%) · **■** Marginal 91 (21%)

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 Memari - II

- Sahazadpur1,029 people
- Siddharia1,026 people
- Basatpur1,007 people
- Haladharpur993 people
- Rean945 people
- Kabastikri923 people
- Ranihati916 people
- Bishkopa906 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikra?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikra in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikra?65.5% (Census 2011)