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About Jhikli Bharoli Village

Jhikli Bharoli is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 250 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhikli Bharoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikli Bharoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 250
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikli Bharoli compares

By the 2011 count Jhikli Bharoli is the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Jhikli Bharoli

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

Jhikli Bharoli lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 11 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 Jhikli Bharoli
Nearest town Dharamsala 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 23 km

Villages closest to Jhikli Bharoli

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.

Common questions about Jhikli Bharoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikli Bharoli village had a population of 500. That makes it the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Jhikli Bharoli village has 250 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikli Bharoli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Jhikli Bharoli is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhikli Bharoli covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikli Bharoli falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikli Bharoli is Nagrota, about 11 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 Jhikli Bharoli.

Jhikli Bharoli is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikli Bharoli is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 2.7 km away. Nagrota is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sri Nagar (under 2 km), Brahm Nagar (2.6 km) and Ram Nagar (2.6 km).

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

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