# Jhitkai Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jhitkai

Jhitkai is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,329 people in 454 households**, the 60th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,329people (2011)
- 454households
- 61.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhitkai

Of every 100 households in Jhitkai in 2011, 34 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhitkai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**21%

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 Jhitkai?

■ Jhitkai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**939

Working population ****41.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (27%) · **■** Marginal 460 (47%)

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 Raiganj

- Dhoabishua2,457 people
- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Taherpur2,297 people
- Baje Bindol2,294 people
- Shialtor2,280 people
- Halalpur2,254 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhitkai?2,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhitkai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhitkai?61.3% (Census 2011)