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About Jhikla Pandhu Village

Jhikla Pandhu is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 11 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Pandhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Pandhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 25.29 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 11
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikla Pandhu compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Pandhu is the 56th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 25.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Jhikla Pandhu

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

Jhikla Pandhu lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, 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 Pandhu
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Pandhu

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.

Common questions about Jhikla Pandhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Pandhu village had a population of 25. That makes it the 56th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jhikla Pandhu village has 11 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Pandhu has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Jhikla Pandhu is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikla Pandhu covers 25.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Pandhu is Meghrajpura, 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 Pandhu.

Jhikla Pandhu is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikla Pandhu is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 11 km away. Harchakian is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujrera (1.9 km), Bhandrela (2.7 km) and Lapiana (3.3 km).

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

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