Jhikra, Manteswar
Jhikra is a village located in the Manteswar Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Manteswar block and comes under Vagramulgram Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bardhaman - Durgapur parliament constituency and Monteswar assembly constituency.
As on December 2024, the current population of Jhikra is 695 out of which 356 are males and rest 339 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 952 females per 1000 males. There are around 68 teenagers in Jhikra. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 441 persons can read and write. Total 134 people belonging to scheduled caste and 91 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 153 households in Jhikra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 286. The pincode of Jhikra is 713422 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Satgachia Sub Post office
- Dewania Branch Post office
- Ibrahambadsonadanga Branch Post office
- Mangalpur Branch Post office
- Raigram Branch Post office
Schools
Jhikra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Raigram High School(High School)
- Kusumgram Tyeba Institution
- Kulut Neharuddin High School (High School)
- Satgachia Bazar Madhyamik Vidyalaya High School
- Begpur Union Institution
Hospitals
Jhikra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dhanyakherur Primary Health Center
- Kanpur Sub-Center
- Sontla Sub-Center
- Mamudpur Sub-Center
- Begunia Sub-Center
Banks
Jhikra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.