About Jhikla Dohbh Village

Jhikla Dohbh is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 282 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Dohbh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Dohbh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	101.74 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	282
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikla Dohbh compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Dohbh is the 43rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 101.74 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1046.

Getting to Jhikla Dohbh

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

Jhikla Dohbh lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 40 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 Dohbh
Nearest town	Chamba	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	33 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	40 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Dohbh

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.

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Common questions about Jhikla Dohbh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Dohbh village had a population of 558. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jhikla Dohbh village has 282 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Dohbh has about 979 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 1046.

The pincode recorded for Jhikla Dohbh is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikla Dohbh covers 101.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Dohbh is Talara, about 40 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 Dohbh.

Jhikla Dohbh is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikla Dohbh is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 6.8 km away. Shahpur is about 33 km away. Talara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.