Jhiknara, Indus

Jhiknara is a village located in the Indus Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Indus block and comes under Akui-II Gram Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Jhiknara is 1.2 thousands out of which 628 are males and rest 609 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 970 females per 1000 males. There are around 87 teenagers in Jhiknara. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 984 persons can read and write. Total 426 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 288 households in Jhiknara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 454. The pincode of Jhiknara is 722205 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Indas Sub Post office
• Paharpur Branch Post office
• Kusmuri Branch Post office
• Rajkhamar Branch Post office
• Kharrah Branch Post office

Schools

Jhiknara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Rol C.M.T Institution
• Rajkhamar High School
• Bhutura High School (High School)
• Indas High School
• Shashpur D.N.S Institution

Hospitals

Jhiknara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kushmuri Sub-Center
• Palashi Sub-Center
• Charigram Sub-Center
• Khosbag Sub-Center
• Bejpur Sub-Center

Banks

Jhiknara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Shashpur
• State Bank of India Rasulpur
• UCO Bank Borogobindapur