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About Rit Jhikli Village

Rit Jhikli is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 156 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rit Jhikli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rit Jhikli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 337.77 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 156
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rit Jhikli compares

By the 2011 count Rit Jhikli is the 166th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 337.77 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rit Jhikli

Rit Jhikli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rit Jhikli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rit Jhikli from other places

Rit Jhikli lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 5.7 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 Rit Jhikli
Nearest railway station Kandwal 5.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Rit 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 Rit Jhikli

As per the Census of India 2011, Rit Jhikli village had a population of 326. That makes it the 166th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Rit Jhikli village has 156 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rit Jhikli has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Rit Jhikli covers 337.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rit Jhikli is Kandwal, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rit Jhikli.

Rit 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.

Rit Jhikli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 5.7 km away. Mamun is about 9.2 km away. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangoli Jhikli (under 2 km), Gadwal (under 2 km) and Janera (1.5 km).

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

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