# Jhikurya Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhikurya

Jhikurya is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 31 households**, the 220th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 127people (2011)
- 31households
- 82.5%literacy
- 1,153females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhikurya

Of every 100 households in Jhikurya in 2011, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikurya · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Jhikurya?

■ Jhikurya · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1153**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**952

Working population ****58.3%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 72.9% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (51%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (46%)

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 Sabang

- Gumai Batitaki154 people
- Pakuria Shyamkishor149 people
- Chak Khunkhunya148 people
- Bagagerya145 people
- Singpur Batitaki125 people
- Baharkundara114 people
- Jotjan96 people
- Belki Batitaki80 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhikurya?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikurya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikurya?82.5% (Census 2011)