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Jhikra Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Jhikra is a small village located in Pathna Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 24 families residing. The Jhikra village has population of 147 of which 72 are males while 75 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhikra village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 13.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhikra village is 1042 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhikra as per census is 818, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jhikra village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhikra village was 63.78 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jhikra Male literacy stands at 70.49 % while female literacy rate was 57.58 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jhikra 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 Jhikra village.

Jhikra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 24 - -
Population 147 72 75
Child (0-6) 20 11 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 146 71 75
Literacy 63.78 % 70.49 % 57.58 %
Total Workers 42 39 3
Main Worker 1 - -
Marginal Worker 41 38 3

Caste Factor

In Jhikra village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.32 % of total population in Jhikra village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jhikra village of Sahibganj.

Work Profile

In Jhikra village out of total population, 42 were engaged in work activities. 2.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.