Geographic Location of Jhikara

The village Jhikara is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Banspahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 60 kilometers away from Jhikara.

Travel and Communication for Jhikara

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jhikara

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A brief summary of available data for Jhikara is given below:

Social Structure of Jhikara

As per available data from the year 2009, 541 persons live in 108 house holds in the village Jhikara. There are 279 female individuals and 262 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.57% and males constitute 48.43% of the total population.

There are 420 scheduled tribes persons of which 216 are females and 204 are males. Females constitute 51.43% and males constitute 48.57% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 77.63% of the total population.

Population density of Jhikara is 333.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jhikara

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Total area of Jhikara is 162 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 49.88 ha. About 45.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.5 ha is irrigated area. About 2.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 29.18 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.18 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.92 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 30.41 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.15 ha is culturable waste land. About 3.18 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 37.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jhikara

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sarsajol, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a government primary school in the village Jhikara.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Banspahari, which is less than 5 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

Colleges in Jhikara

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

Other Educational Facilities in Jhikara

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

Healthcare Facilities in Jhikara

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhikara.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jhikara.

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