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About Jhikli Kugti Village

Jhikli Kugti is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 247 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikli Kugti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikli Kugti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 681.99 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 247
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikli Kugti compares

By the 2011 count Jhikli Kugti is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 681.99 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jhikli Kugti

Jhikli Kugti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikli Kugti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikli Kugti from other places

Jhikli Kugti lies about 55 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhikli Kugti
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 46 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 47 km
District headquarters Chamba 55 km

Villages closest to Jhikli Kugti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jhikli Kugti

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikli Kugti village had a population of 467. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Jhikli Kugti village has 247 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikli Kugti has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jhikli Kugti is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikli Kugti covers 681.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhikli Kugti falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikli Kugti is Palampur Himachal, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikli Kugti.

Jhikli Kugti is about 55 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikli Kugti is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 46 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Kugti (under 2 km), Uparli Kugti (under 2 km) and Balmui (8.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhikli Kugti today is likely to be higher.

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