Jhikarhati, Murarai - I
Jhikarhati is a village located in the Murarai - I Subdivision of Birbhum district of West Bengal. The village falls in Murarai-I block and comes under Palsa Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Jhikarhati is 690 out of which 368 are males and rest 322 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 875 females per 1000 males. There are around 108 teenagers in Jhikarhati. It has literacy rate of 35% which means around 240 persons can read and write. Total 310 people belonging to scheduled caste and 108 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 151 households in Jhikarhati, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 225. The pincode of Jhikarhati is 731219 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Murarai Sub Post office
- Beliapalsa Branch Post office
- Bhimpur Branch Post office
- Bipranandigram Branch Post office
- Dhananjoypur Branch Post office
Schools
Jhikarhati has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Dumurgram High Madrasha
- Nayagram Y.M. High School
- Kalahapur Hazi Md. Kh High Mad
- Ratanpur Jogendra Narayan Institution(High School)
- Edrakpur High School
Hospitals
Jhikarhati has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Bhimpur Primary Health Center
- Nandigram Sub-Center
- Kalahapur Sub-Center
- Palsa GP HQ Sub-Center
- Bahadurpur Sub-Center
Banks
Jhikarhati has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.