# Thara Jhikla Village, Dhar Kalan, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/thara-jhikla/ Village · Dhar Kalan, Gurdaspur # Thara Jhikla Thara Jhikla is a village in Dhar Kalan sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145029**. The 2011 Census counted **3,624 people in 667 households**, the 5th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 3,624people (2011) - 667households - 80.0%literacy - 145029PIN code ## Thara Jhikla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thara Jhikla is 145029.** Thara Jhikla falls in Dhar Kalan sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145029 - Gram panchayatBhadan, Thara Jhikla, Matti - Community development blockDhar Kalan - Census village code027396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thara Jhikla from nearby towns? - Dhar Kalan (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)60 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 Thara Jhikla? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thara Jhikla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kot - ○Degree college10+ km · Niari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Thara Jhikla known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 14% of the 2,041 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 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 Thara Jhikla Of every 100 households in Thara Jhikla in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thara Jhikla · ■ Dhar Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **72% Tap water ****57%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **80% Use banking services ****80%** **83% Television ****70%** **73% Mobile phone ****66%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **12% Own their home ****98%** **90% 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 Thara Jhikla? ■ Thara Jhikla · ■ Dhar Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **847 Working population ****34.1%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 76.6% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (2%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 543 (44%) · **■** Marginal 410 (33%) 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 Dhar Kalan - Tarhari6,871 people - Hara6,800 people - Sarti3,960 people - Thara Uparla3,769 people - Tureti2,543 people - Dunera2,502 people - Nalloh2,233 people - Lohrun2,047 people [All 27 villages in Dhar Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thara Jhikla?145029 - How far is Thara Jhikla from Gurdaspur?60 km by road - What is the population of Thara Jhikla?3,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thara Jhikla in?Gurdaspur district (Dhar Kalan sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Thara Jhikla?80.0% (Census 2011)