About Chaplah Jhikla Village

Chaplah Jhikla is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 115 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaplah Jhikla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaplah Jhikla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	62.06 hectares
Population	242
Male Population	115
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaplah Jhikla compares

By the 2011 count Chaplah Jhikla is the 47th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 62.06 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Chaplah Jhikla

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

How far is Chaplah Jhikla from other places

Chaplah Jhikla lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 19 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 Chaplah Jhikla
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	33 km
District headquarters	Kangra	35 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	40 km

Villages closest to Chaplah Jhikla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaplah Jhikla village had a population of 242. That makes it the 47th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Chaplah Jhikla village has 115 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaplah Jhikla has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Chaplah Jhikla is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaplah Jhikla covers 62.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaplah Jhikla falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaplah Jhikla is Amb Andaura, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaplah Jhikla.

Chaplah Jhikla is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaplah Jhikla is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 19 km away. Rakkar is about 33 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.