About Jhikla Lanj Village

Jhikla Lanj is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 167 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Lanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Lanj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Harchakian
Pincode	176026
Area (hectares)	41.91 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	167
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikla Lanj compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Lanj is the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 41.91 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Jhikla Lanj

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

Jhikla Lanj lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 7.9 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 Jhikla Lanj
Nearest railway station	Meghrajpura	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Lanj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 Jhikla Lanj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Lanj village had a population of 329. That makes it the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jhikla Lanj village has 167 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Lanj has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Jhikla Lanj is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikla Lanj covers 41.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikla Lanj falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Lanj is Meghrajpura, about 7.9 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 Lanj.

Jhikla Lanj is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikla Lanj is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 7.9 km away. Harchakian is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.