Jhikara, Sikaripara
Jhikara is a village located in the Shikaripara Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Sikaripara block and comes under Banspahari Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Jhikara is 662 out of which 321 are males and rest 341 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1062 females per 1000 males. There are around 98 teenagers in Jhikara. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 275 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 514 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 132 households in Jhikara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 349. The pincode of Jhikara is 816118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shikaripara Sub Post office
- Asanbani Branch Post office
- Pratappur Branch Post office
- RB Palasi Branch Post office
- Barmasia Branch Post office
Schools
Jhikara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- St Mary Middle School Asanbani
- St.Rita M.School
- Shikaripara Inter College
- Govt +2 High School Shikaripara
- Upgrade Govt High School Dhaka
Hospitals
Jhikara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Dhanghra
- Health Sub-Center Simltuti
- Health Sub-Center Saraidaha
- Health Sub-Center Rajbandh
- Health Sub-Center Pratappur
Banks
Jhikara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.