# Jhikadanga Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Jhikadanga

Jhikadanga is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 171 households**, the 75th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 789people (2011)
- 171households
- 81.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikadanga

Of every 100 households in Jhikadanga in 2011, 46 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikadanga · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**29%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhikadanga?

■ Jhikadanga · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**954

Working population ****28.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 77.0% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Harischandrapur - I

- Bansaria850 people
- Bashatpur841 people
- Kapaichandi831 people
- Kutubpur800 people
- Rajol763 people
- Kanua Bhabanipur740 people
- Nasirpur733 people
- Kharampur720 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikadanga?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikadanga in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikadanga?81.7% (Census 2011)