# Jhikhira Village, Amta - II, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - II, Haora 

# Jhikhira

Jhikhira is a village in Amta - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,421 people in 1,243 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 5,421people (2011)
- 1,243households
- 87.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikhira

Of every 100 households in Jhikhira in 2011, 62 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhikhira · ■ Amta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**39%

Tap water ****14%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**87%

Use banking services ****32%**

**31%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhikhira?

■ Jhikhira · ■ Amta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**971

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 82.7% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 234 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (3%) · **■** Household industry 183 (9%) · **■** Other work 1,421 (68%) · **■** Marginal 179 (9%)

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 Amta - II

- Tajpur6,806 people
- Nawapara5,815 people
- Dakshin Khalna5,701 people
- Sarda5,677 people
- Uttar Bhatora5,370 people
- Kakrol5,258 people
- Chingrajola4,974 people
- Jhamtia4,879 people

[All 66 villages in Amta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikhira?5,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikhira in?Haora district (Amta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikhira?87.2% (Census 2011)