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About Khani Jhikli Village

Khani Jhikli is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 700 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khani Jhikli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khani Jhikli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 296.2 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 700
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khani Jhikli compares

By the 2011 count Khani Jhikli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 296.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khani Jhikli

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

Khani Jhikli lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 3.1 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 Khani Jhikli
Nearest railway station Kandwal 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Khani Jhikli

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 Khani Jhikli

As per the Census of India 2011, Khani Jhikli village had a population of 1,317. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Khani Jhikli village has 700 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khani Jhikli has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Khani Jhikli is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khani Jhikli covers 296.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khani Jhikli falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khani Jhikli is Kandwal, about 3.1 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 Khani Jhikli.

Khani Jhikli is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khani Jhikli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 3.1 km away. Nurpur is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baduhi (under 2 km), Gharthara (under 2 km) and Tannan (1.5 km).

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

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