Jhikatiya, Rafiganj

Jhikatiya (झिकटिया) is a village located in the Rafiganj Anchal of Aurangabad district of Bihar. The village falls in Rafiganj block and comes under Charkanwan Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Aurangabad parliament constituency and Rafiganj assembly constituency.

As on March 2025, the current population of Jhikatiya is 1.3 thousands out of which 633 are males and rest 644 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1017 females per 1000 males. There are around 219 teenagers in Jhikatiya. It has literacy rate of 48% which means around 607 persons can read and write. Total 24 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 207 households in Jhikatiya, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 267. The pincode of Jhikatiya is 824125 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rafiganj Sub Post office
• Panti Branch Post office
• Pogar Branch Post office
• Baksibigha Branch Post office
• Bishambharpur Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Rani Brajraj Madhyamik +2 School Rafiganj
• Dr. V.K.S College Rafiganj
• Girl High School Rafiganj
• Govt. Senior Secondary School Arthua
• Upgraded High School Badopur (Rafiganj)

Hospitals

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

• Pogar Sub-Center
• Nima Chaturbhuj Sub-Center
• Kusmi Sub-Center
• Kotwara Sub-Center
• Lohara Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Sihuli
• State Bank of India Rafiganj
• Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Rafiganj