Jhikardanga
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Jhikardanga | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jhikardanga Location in West Bengal, India  Jhikardanga Jhikardanga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′51.6″N 87°52′15.0″E / 23.364333°N 87.870833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| • Rank | 592 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713102 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0342 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhatar |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Jhikardanga is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It supports 120 families. It is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from West Bengal on National Highway towards Purba burdhaman.[1]
At around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Purba Bardhaman, the journey to Jhikardanga from the town can be made by bus and nearest rail station Bardhaman.[2]
Demographics
Jhikardanga has substantial population of Scheduled Castes, constituting 29% of total population in Jhikardanga village.[3][4]
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of houses | 120 | - | - |
| Population | 592 | 319 | 273 |
| Child (0–6) | 55 | 33 | 22 |
| Schedule Caste | 173 | 92 | 81 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
