# Surajpur Jhikla Village, Indora, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Surajpur Jhikla

Surajpur Jhikla is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,629 people in 348 households**, the 14th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,629people (2011)
- 348households
- 91.3%literacy
- 176403PIN code

## Surajpur Jhikla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surajpur Jhikla is 176403.** Surajpur Jhikla falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176403
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008693

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

## How far is Surajpur Jhikla from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)100 km by road
- Pathankot (nearest town)8 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 Surajpur Jhikla?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohtli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Surajpur Jhikla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include iron articals and grass shoes. About 49% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Surajpur Jhikla

Of every 100 households in Surajpur Jhikla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Surajpur Jhikla · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**60%

Tap water ****73%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**56%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**96%

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 Surajpur Jhikla?

■ Surajpur Jhikla · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**826

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 86.6% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 315 (56%) · **■** Marginal 212 (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 Indora

- Ulehrian1,780 people
- Ghandran1,756 people
- Chanaur1,708 people
- Palakh1,665 people
- Surajpur Uperla1,500 people
- Sanor1,456 people
- Paral1,247 people
- Upparli Band1,243 people

[All 116 villages in Indora](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surajpur Jhikla?176403
- How far is Surajpur Jhikla from Dharmsala?100 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpur Jhikla?1,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpur Jhikla in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpur Jhikla?91.3% (Census 2011)
