Village · Fatehpur, Kangra
# Moch Jhikla

Moch Jhikla is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176023. The 2011 Census counted 352 people in 78 households, the 53rd largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.
- 352 people (2011)
- 78 households
- 80.1% literacy
- 176023 PIN code

## Moch Jhikla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Moch Jhikla is 176023. Moch Jhikla falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176023
- Community development block Fatehpur
- Census village code 008975

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Moch Jhikla from nearby towns?
- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 29 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Moch Jhikla?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Moch Jhikla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Barot
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Fatehpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dehri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhameta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Moch Jhikla known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 76% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Moch Jhikla

Of every 100 households in Moch Jhikla in 2011, 99 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Moch Jhikla · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 22% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 67%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 74%
- Use banking services 100% 92%
- Television 82% 77%
- Mobile phone 76% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 10% 10%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Moch Jhikla?

■ Moch Jhikla · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 84.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1214 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 577 863
- Working population 26.1% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 48 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Fatehpur
- Palah 383 people
- Paplah Khas 378 people
- Bhadwara 369 people
- Parol 358 people
- Nigal 349 people
- Ther Khas 345 people
- Saroli 331 people
- Jonat Kalan 329 people

All 242 villages in Fatehpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Moch Jhikla? 176023
- How far is Moch Jhikla from Dharmsala? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Moch Jhikla? 352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moch Jhikla in? Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Moch Jhikla? 80.1% (Census 2011)

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