# Jhikarhati Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Jhikarhati

Jhikarhati is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,163 people in 1,933 households**, the 2nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 8,163people (2011)
- 1,933households
- 69.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikarhati

Of every 100 households in Jhikarhati in 2011, 58 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikarhati · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**48%

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 Jhikarhati?

■ Jhikarhati · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**945

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 711 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,064 (41%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (11%) · **■** Marginal 482 (19%)

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 Burwan

- Barwan8,974 people
- Panch Thupi7,956 people
- Badua7,051 people
- Sundarpur6,093 people
- Majlishpur4,779 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikarhati?8,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikarhati in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikarhati?69.8% (Census 2011)