Jhitkia Population, Caste, Working Data Madhepura, Bihar - Census 2011

Jhitkia is a village situated in Ghailarh block of Madhepura district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,141 families residing in the village Jhitkia. The total population of Jhitkia is 6,306 out of which 3,273 are males and 3,033 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhitkia is 927.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jhitkia village is 1288 which is 20% of the total population. There are 664 male children and 624 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhitkia is 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Jhitkia village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhitkia is 47.8%. Thus Jhitkia village has a higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Madhepura district. The male literacy rate is 62.48% and the female literacy rate is 31.84% in Jhitkia village.

Population
6,306
Families
1,141
Literacy
47.77%
Sex Ratio
927

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhitkia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jhitkia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhitkia village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,288 664 624
Literacy 47.77% 62.48% 31.84%
Scheduled Caste 1,016 495 521
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 3,909 1,643 2,266

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Jhitkia village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhitkia village out of total population, 2,690 were engaged in work activities. 52.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,690 workers engaged in Main Work, 679 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 661 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,410 1,071 339
Cultivators 679 495 184
Agriculture Labourer 661 524 137
Household Industries 7 3 4
Other Workers 63 49 14
Marginal Workers 1,280 537 743
Non Working 3,616 1,665 1,951

Map of Jhitkia, Madhepura, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Jhitkia, Ghailarh

Below are the list of villages near Jhitkia village in Ghailarh.

Village Population
Pathraha 1,875
Basdewa 4,872
Pathraha 1,391
Bancholha 1,883
Piprahi Chakla 746
Bhawantikthi 12,542
Bardaha 4,430
Arraha 4,427
Got Bardaha 5,087
Bhatranha 14,558

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