# Jhikarhati Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Jhikarhati

Jhikarhati is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 138 households**, the 65th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 632people (2011)
- 138households
- 42.0%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikarhati

Of every 100 households in Jhikarhati in 2011, 43 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jhikarhati · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****15%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Jhikarhati?

■ Jhikarhati · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**983

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 32.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Murarai - I

- Chandrapara768 people
- Sarduari755 people
- Bhushna697 people
- Hamidpur640 people
- Sutia622 people
- Lakshmi Narayanpur575 people
- Shrinibaspur568 people
- Dakshin Mahurapur566 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikarhati?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikarhati in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikarhati?42.0% (Census 2011)