Jhikhira, Amta - Ii, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jhikhira


The village Jhikhira is located in Amta - Ii C.D.Block of Howrah District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Amta - Ii Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Jhikhira


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jhikhira


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jhikhira is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jhikhira


As per available data from the year 2009, 5421 persons live in 1243 house holds in the village Jhikhira. There are 2673 female individuals and 2748 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.31% and males constitute 50.69% of the total population.

There are 764 scheduled castes persons of which 364 are females and 400 are males. Females constitute 47.64% and males constitute 52.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.09% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled tribes persons of which 5 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 71.43% and males constitute 28.57% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.13% of the total population.

Population density of Jhikhira is 2130.64 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jhikhira


Maps, reports and datasets of Jhikhira on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Jhikhira is 254.43 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 222.43 ha. About 64.43 ha is un-irrigated area. About 7.15 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 51.85 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 99 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17.57 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.43 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Jhikhira


There are 7 government pre-primary schools in the village Jhikhira.

There are 7 government primary schools in the village Jhikhira.

There is a government middle school in the village Jhikhira.

There is a government secondary school in the village Jhikhira.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Jhikhira.

Colleges in Jhikhira


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 Joypur, which is 5-10 kms away from Jhikhira.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Jhikhira


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Jhikhira


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Jhikhira.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Jhikhira.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Jhikhira.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Jhikhira.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Jhikhira.

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

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

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Jhikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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