# Jhikra Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Jhikra

Jhikra is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,075 people in 1,886 households**, the 7th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 8,075people (2011)
- 1,886households
- 64.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikra

Of every 100 households in Jhikra in 2011, 33 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhikra · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**57%

Tap water ****19%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jhikra?

■ Jhikra · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**968

Working population ****33.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,022 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 950 (35%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 191 (7%) · **■** Marginal 533 (20%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Kashipur11,967 people
- Rejinagar10,103 people
- Loknathpur9,512 people
- Manikahar8,114 people
- Kamnagar7,923 people
- Rampara Faridpur7,768 people
- Nazirpur6,912 people
- Gopalpur6,304 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikra?8,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikra in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikra?64.0% (Census 2011)