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About Jhakri Village

Jhakri is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 57 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 27.51 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 57
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakri compares

By the 2011 count Jhakri is the 159th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 27.51 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Jhakri

Jhakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhakri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhakri from other places

Jhakri lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 6.2 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 Jhakri
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Jhakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakri village had a population of 112. That makes it the 159th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jhakri village has 57 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakri has about 965 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 1026.

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

Jhakri covers 27.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakri falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhakri is Meghrajpura, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance for Jhakri.

Jhakri is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakri is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 6.2 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lab (3.1 km), Thehr (3.6 km) and Haler (4.1 km).

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

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