# Jhikra, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Jhikra

Jhikra is a village in [Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,837 people in 913 households**, the 14th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,837people (2011)
- 913households
- 49.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikra

Of every 100 households in Jhikra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikra · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**35%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**42%

Own their home ****66%**

**94%

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 · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**968

Working population ****31.9%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 551 (45%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Amdahara Haziganja4,281 people
- Chhatai3,947 people
- Hasanpur3,942 people
- Char Molladanga3,864 people
- Kamari3,660 people
- Faridpur3,453 people
- Saralpur3,284 people
- Saidpur3,140 people

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

## Other places named Jhikra

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- Jhikra · Village, Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas · 1,968 people
- Jhikra · Village, Minakhan, North Twenty Four Parganas · 1,846 people
- Jhikra · Village, Bagda, North Twenty Four Parganas · 1,142 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikra?3,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikra in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikra?49.4% (Census 2011)