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About Jhikla Odar Village

Jhikla Odar is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 197 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Odar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Odar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 34.39 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 197
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikla Odar compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Odar is the 82nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 34.39 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jhikla Odar

Jhikla Odar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikla Odar 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 Jhikla Odar from other places

Jhikla Odar 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 Jhikla Odar
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Odar

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 Jhikla Odar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Odar village had a population of 401. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jhikla Odar village has 197 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Odar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Jhikla Odar covers 34.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikla Odar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Odar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikla Odar.

Jhikla Odar 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.

Jhikla Odar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.7 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 Upperla Odar (under 2 km), Jhikkar (under 2 km) and Bangrehr (under 2 km).

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

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