About Thara Jhikla Village

Thara Jhikla is a large village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,624, made up of 1,907 males and 1,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2041 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Jhikla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara Jhikla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dhar Kalan
Pincode	145029
Area (hectares)	2041 hectares
Population	3,624
Male Population	1,907
Female Population	1,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thara Jhikla compares

By the 2011 count Thara Jhikla is the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 2041 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Thara Jhikla

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

Thara Jhikla lies about 56 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 18 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 Thara Jhikla
Tehsil headquarters	Dhar Kalan	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Dalhousie Road	18 km
Nearest town	Mamun	19 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	56 km

Villages closest to Thara Jhikla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Thara Jhikla

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara Jhikla village had a population of 3,624. That makes it the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Thara Jhikla village has 1,907 males and 1,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara Jhikla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Thara Jhikla is 145029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara Jhikla covers 2041 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thara Jhikla falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thara Jhikla is Dalhousie Road, about 18 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 Thara Jhikla.

Thara Jhikla is about 56 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara Jhikla is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 5.8 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 18 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.