# Jhikkar Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Jhikkar

Jhikkar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 28 households**, the 140th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 121people (2011)
- 28households
- 81.1%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Jhikkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhikkar is 176215.** Jhikkar falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009525

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhikkar from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jhikkar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jhikkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lanjhni
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuliara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhikkar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 35% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhikkar

Of every 100 households in Jhikkar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Jhikkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**29%

Tap water ****89%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****75%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jhikkar?

■ Jhikkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****754**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****30.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (30%) · **■** Marginal 14 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala

- Gulerian134 people
- Bhitlu131 people
- Bandi Khurd127 people
- Bara Khola125 people
- Thatri120 people
- Bahl110 people
- Chakban Sudehd110 people
- Bhadrolu98 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhikkar?176215
- How far is Jhikkar from Dharmsala?9 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikkar?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikkar in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikkar?81.1% (Census 2011)