# Jikabari Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Jikabari

Jikabari is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 131 households**, the 76th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 555people (2011)
- 131households
- 62.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jikabari

Of every 100 households in Jikabari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jikabari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jikabari?

■ Jikabari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**930

Working population ****30.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 117 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (18%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Mekliganj

- Dhulia Uchal Pukhari583 people
- Satgharia579 people
- Jalsua571 people
- Chhat Panisala559 people
- Chhat Dhulia549 people
- Uttar Upanchauki Kuchlibari541 people
- Dakshin Panisala538 people
- Deuti Khata534 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jikabari?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jikabari in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jikabari?62.3% (Census 2011)