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About Chhatar Jhikla Village

Chhatar Jhikla is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 346 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatar Jhikla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatar Jhikla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 86.02 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 346
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhatar Jhikla compares

By the 2011 count Chhatar Jhikla is the 70th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 86.02 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chhatar Jhikla

Chhatar Jhikla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatar Jhikla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatar Jhikla from other places

Chhatar Jhikla lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.4 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 Chhatar Jhikla
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Chhatar Jhikla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Chhatar Jhikla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatar Jhikla village had a population of 696. That makes it the 70th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chhatar Jhikla village has 346 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatar Jhikla has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chhatar Jhikla is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatar Jhikla covers 86.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatar Jhikla falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatar Jhikla is Bharmar, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chhatar Jhikla 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.

Chhatar Jhikla is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 6.4 km away. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangdhial (under 2 km), Sakri (1.6 km) and Raur (1.7 km).

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

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