Village · Shahpur, Kangra
# Jhikla Bhaniar

Jhikla Bhaniar is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176206. The 2011 Census counted 190 people in 35 households, the 114th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.
- 190 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 86.8% literacy
- 176206 PIN code

## Jhikla Bhaniar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhikla Bhaniar is 176206. Jhikla Bhaniar falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176206
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009368

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

## How far is Jhikla Bhaniar from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhikla Bhaniar?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jalari
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shiun
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shiun Khas
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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
- 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 Bhaniar known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 34% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhikla Bhaniar

Of every 100 households in Jhikla Bhaniar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhikla Bhaniar · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 76% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 51%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 91% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 9% 50%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 88% 78%
- Mobile phone 94% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 29% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 3% 10%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Jhikla Bhaniar?

■ Jhikla Bhaniar · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 83.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1209 1040
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 533 911
- Working population 18.9% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 84.4% for women. 21% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 12 (33%) · ■ Marginal 11 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Hathor 204 people
- Upperla Dhanotu 202 people
- Ghatarda 195 people
- Tatwani 195 people
- Chakban Lapiana 188 people
- Kulhar 183 people
- Batuni 180 people
- Luharka 179 people

All 160 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhikla Bhaniar? 176206
- How far is Jhikla Bhaniar from Dharmsala? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Jhikla Bhaniar? 190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhikla Bhaniar in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhikla Bhaniar? 86.8% (Census 2011)

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