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About Jhikli Thehr Village

Jhikli Thehr is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 108 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikli Thehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikli Thehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 69.27 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 108
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikli Thehr compares

By the 2011 count Jhikli Thehr is the 27th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 69.27 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Jhikli Thehr

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

Jhikli Thehr lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Jhikli Thehr
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Jhikli Thehr

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 Jhikli Thehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikli Thehr village had a population of 233. That makes it the 27th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jhikli Thehr village has 108 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikli Thehr has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Jhikli Thehr is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikli Thehr covers 69.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikli Thehr falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikli Thehr is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Jhikli Thehr.

Jhikli Thehr is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikli Thehr is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 8.1 km away. Harchakian is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thehr (under 2 km), Upperli Thehr (under 2 km) and Harchakian (under 2 km).

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

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