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About Jhakota Village

Jhakota is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 115 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 58.84 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 115
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakota compares

By the 2011 count Jhakota is the 58th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 58.84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Jhakota

Jhakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhakota as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhakota from other places

Jhakota lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Jhakota
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 11 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Jhakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakota village had a population of 260. That makes it the 58th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Jhakota village has 115 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakota has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Jhakota is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakota covers 58.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakota falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhakota is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 village for Jhakota.

Jhakota is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakota is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 11 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagher (under 2 km), Berli (1.7 km) and Ambotu (2.0 km).

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

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