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About Rajindu Village

Rajindu is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 496 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajindu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajindu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176314
Area (hectares) 559.11 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 496
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajindu compares

By the 2011 count Rajindu is the 47th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 559.11 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Rajindu

Rajindu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajindu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajindu from other places

Rajindu lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 52 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rajindu
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 13 km
Nearest railway station Talara 52 km

Villages closest to Rajindu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamba tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rajindu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajindu village had a population of 947. That makes it the 47th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rajindu village has 496 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajindu has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Rajindu is 176314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajindu covers 559.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajindu falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajindu is Talara, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajindu.

Rajindu is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajindu is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 13 km away. Talara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tipra (under 2 km), Prauta (under 2 km) and Trittha (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rajindu today is likely to be higher.

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