# Chaplah Jhikla Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Chaplah Jhikla

Chaplah Jhikla is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 49 households**, the 47th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 242people (2011)
- 49households
- 90.5%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Chaplah Jhikla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaplah Jhikla is 177043.** Chaplah Jhikla falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010768

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

## How far is Chaplah Jhikla from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)20 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 Chaplah Jhikla?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chaplah Uparla
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rakkar Mao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Chaplah Jhikla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 26% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaplah Jhikla

Of every 100 households in Chaplah Jhikla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaplah Jhikla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****88%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Chaplah Jhikla?

■ Chaplah Jhikla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****78.5%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 91.0% for women. 80% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 175 (92%)

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 Rakkar

- Chamba Khas249 people
- Mandlian247 people
- Sehri247 people
- Nahan245 people
- Salangari242 people
- Gudara241 people
- Bani237 people
- Tila Nahar Bhadar235 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaplah Jhikla?177043
- How far is Chaplah Jhikla from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chaplah Jhikla?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaplah Jhikla in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaplah Jhikla?90.5% (Census 2011)