# Jhikri Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Jhikri

Jhikri is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 55 households**, the 113th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 207people (2011)
- 55households
- 53.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikri

Of every 100 households in Jhikri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikri · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**44%

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 Jhikri?

■ Jhikri · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**936

Working population ****45.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 46.1% for women. 68% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (67%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Dinhata - II

- Shyamganj267 people
- Ghong Seoraguri263 people
- Lalaganjer Kuthi214 people
- Petbhata Seoraguri209 people
- Kharija Durganagar Pratham Khanda162 people
- Chhota Salmara151 people
- Chhat Khochabari Dwitia Khanda150 people
- Huchar Kuthi117 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikri?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikri in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikri?53.6% (Census 2011)