Jhikurya Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Jhikurya is a small village located in Sabang Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 31 families residing. The Jhikurya village has population of 127 of which 59 are males while 68 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhikurya village population of children with age 0-6 is 13 which makes up 10.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhikurya village is 1153 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhikurya as per census is 2250, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Jhikurya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhikurya village was 82.46 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Jhikurya Male literacy stands at 92.73 % while female literacy rate was 72.88 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jhikurya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jhikurya village.

Jhikurya Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	31	-	-
Population	127	59	68
Child (0-6)	13	4	9
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	33	15	18
Literacy	82.46 %	92.73 %	72.88 %
Total Workers	74	39	35
Main Worker	40	-	-
Marginal Worker	34	0	34

Caste Factor

Jhikurya village of Paschim Medinipur has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 25.98 % of total population in Jhikurya village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jhikurya village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Jhikurya village out of total population, 74 were engaged in work activities. 54.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.