About Dadh Jhikla Village

Dadh Jhikla is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 721 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadh Jhikla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadh Jhikla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	177.68 hectares
Population	1,487
Male Population	721
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dadh Jhikla compares

By the 2011 count Dadh Jhikla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 177.68 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dadh Jhikla

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

Dadh Jhikla lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 3.9 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 Dadh Jhikla
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	3.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Dadh Jhikla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadh Jhikla village had a population of 1,487. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dadh Jhikla village has 721 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadh Jhikla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dadh Jhikla is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadh Jhikla covers 177.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadh Jhikla falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadh Jhikla is Chamunda Marg, about 3.9 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 Dadh Jhikla.

Dadh Jhikla is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadh Jhikla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 3.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.