Village · Harchakian, Kangra
# Jhikla Pandhu

Jhikla Pandhu is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176205. The 2011 Census counted 25 people in 7 households, the 56th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.
- 25 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 95.8% literacy
- 176205 PIN code

## Jhikla Pandhu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhikla Pandhu is 176205. Jhikla Pandhu falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176205
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009255

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

## How far is Jhikla Pandhu from nearby towns?
- Harchakian (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 47 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhikla Pandhu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jhikla Pandhu known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 17% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhikla Pandhu

Of every 100 households in Jhikla Pandhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikla Pandhu · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 43% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 57% 56%
- Tap water 86% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 70%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 71% 79%
- Mobile phone 100% 77%
- Computer with internet 14% 1%
- Two-wheeler 43% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jhikla Pandhu?

■ Jhikla Pandhu · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 95.8% 84.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1273 1052
- Working population 80.0% 56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 92.3% for women. 100% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (20%) · ■ Marginal 16 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Harchakian
- Dabar 58 people
- Chakban Kalru 45 people
- Simbal Balla 31 people
- Chakban Dhar Kalan 26 people
- Chakban Paragor 19 people
- Chakban Chhamb 10 people
- Chakban Dhar Khurd 9 people
- Chakban Thehr 6 people

All 62 villages in Harchakian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhikla Pandhu? 176205
- How far is Jhikla Pandhu from Dharmsala? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikla Pandhu? 25 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikla Pandhu in? Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikla Pandhu? 95.8% (Census 2011)

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