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About Jhikkar Village

Jhikkar is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 69 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 754 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 185.48 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 69
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 754
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikkar compares

By the 2011 count Jhikkar is the 134th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 185.48 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 1003.

Getting to Jhikkar

Jhikkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhikkar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhikkar from other places

Jhikkar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 11 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 Jhikkar
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Jhikkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 Jhikkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikkar village had a population of 121. That makes it the 134th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jhikkar village has 69 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikkar has about 754 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jhikkar is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikkar covers 185.48 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.

Jhikkar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikkar is Kangra Mandir, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhikkar.

Jhikkar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikkar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.0 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikla Odar (under 2 km), Upperla Odar (under 2 km) and Lanjhni (under 2 km).

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

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