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Jhikti Population - Dumka, Jharkhand

Jhikti is a small village located in Dumka Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 34 families residing. The Jhikti village has population of 173 of which 83 are males while 90 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhikti village population of children with age 0-6 is 31 which makes up 17.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhikti village is 1084 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhikti as per census is 938, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jhikti village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhikti village was 57.75 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jhikti Male literacy stands at 68.66 % while female literacy rate was 48.00 %.

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

Jhikti Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 34 - -
Population 173 83 90
Child (0-6) 31 16 15
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 173 83 90
Literacy 57.75 % 68.66 % 48.00 %
Total Workers 52 43 9
Main Worker 25 - -
Marginal Worker 27 22 5

Caste Factor

In Jhikti village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Jhikti village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jhikti village of Dumka.

Work Profile

In Jhikti village out of total population, 52 were engaged in work activities. 48.08 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.92 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.