About Jhaklehr Village

Jhaklehr is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 473 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaklehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaklehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176028
Area (hectares)	167.62 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	473
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhaklehr compares

By the 2011 count Jhaklehr is the 24th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 167.62 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jhaklehr

Jhaklehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhaklehr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaklehr from other places

Jhaklehr lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 2.9 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 Jhaklehr
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	2.9 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Jhaklehr

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

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Common questions about Jhaklehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaklehr village had a population of 970. That makes it the 24th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jhaklehr village has 473 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaklehr has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jhaklehr is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaklehr covers 167.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaklehr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaklehr is Kartoli Punjab, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jhaklehr is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaklehr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 2.9 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.