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About Jhikla Baranj Village

Jhikla Baranj is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 83 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Baranj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Baranj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 54.92 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 83
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jhikla Baranj compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Baranj is the 118th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 54.92 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Jhikla Baranj

The census records public bus service for Jhikla Baranj 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikla Baranj from other places

Jhikla Baranj lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 14 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 Baranj
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Baranj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Baranj village had a population of 166. That makes it the 118th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jhikla Baranj village has 83 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Baranj has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Jhikla Baranj is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikla Baranj covers 54.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikla Baranj falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Baranj is Jawanwala Shahr, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhikla Baranj.

Jhikla Baranj 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.

Jhikla Baranj is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 8.7 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohla (2.5 km), Kasar (2.6 km) and Baroti (2.8 km).

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

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