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About Bheth Jhikli Village

Bheth Jhikli is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 914 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheth Jhikli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheth Jhikli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 314.71 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 914
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bheth Jhikli compares

By the 2011 count Bheth Jhikli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 314.71 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Bheth Jhikli

Bheth Jhikli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bheth Jhikli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bheth Jhikli from other places

Bheth Jhikli lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 2.8 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 Bheth Jhikli
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 3.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Bheth Jhikli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Bheth Jhikli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheth Jhikli village had a population of 1,715. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bheth Jhikli village has 914 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheth Jhikli has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bheth Jhikli is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bheth Jhikli covers 314.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bheth Jhikli falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bheth Jhikli is Baijnath Paprola, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bheth Jhikli.

Bheth Jhikli is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bheth Jhikli is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 2.8 km away. Baijnath is about 3.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheth Upperli (under 2 km), Aweri (under 2 km) and Kharanal (under 2 km).

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

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