Jhikra, Haringhata
Jhikra is a village located in the Haringhata Subdivision of Nadia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Haringhata block and comes under Nagarukhra-II Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Jhikra is 3.5 thousands out of which 1.8 thousands are males and rest 1.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 889 females per 1000 males. There are around 248 teenagers in Jhikra. It has literacy rate of 83% which means around 2.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 25 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 823 households in Jhikra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Jhikra is 741257 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nagarukhra Sub Post office
- Haripukuria Branch Post office
- Kasthadanga Branch Post office
- Mahadevpur Branch Post office
- Nimtala Bazar Branch Post office
Schools
Jhikra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kastadanga Tarakdas Vidyapith ( High School)
- Nagarukhra High School
- Nagarukhra Kshetra Mohan Girls' High School(High School)
- Dighalgram Netaji Vidyapith High School
- Nimtala Rangeswar High School
Hospitals
Jhikra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Mahadebpur Sub-Center
- Singha Sub-Center
- Kastodanga GP I HQ Sub-Center
- Nagarukhra GP II HQ Sub-Center
- Dhopagachi Sub-Center
Banks
Jhikra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.