About Jhikla Balla Village

Jhikla Balla is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 207 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikla Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikla Balla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	37.28 hectares
Population	417
Male Population	207
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jhikla Balla compares

By the 2011 count Jhikla Balla is the 60th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 37.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jhikla Balla

Jhikla Balla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhikla Balla 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhikla Balla from other places

Jhikla Balla lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.6 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 Balla
Nearest railway station	Paror	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	8.3 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km

Villages closest to Jhikla Balla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikla Balla village had a population of 417. That makes it the 60th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jhikla Balla village has 207 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikla Balla has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jhikla Balla is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikla Balla covers 37.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhikla Balla falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikla Balla is Paror, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikla Balla.

Jhikla Balla is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikla Balla is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.6 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 8.3 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.