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About Rikh Nali Village

Rikh Nali is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 47 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikh Nali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikh Nali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 53.01 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 47
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikh Nali compares

By the 2011 count Rikh Nali is the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 53.01 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 1025.

Getting to Rikh Nali

Rikh Nali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rikh Nali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rikh Nali from other places

Rikh Nali lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Rikh Nali
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 9.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Rikh Nali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie 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 Rikh Nali

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikh Nali village had a population of 91. That makes it the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Rikh Nali village has 47 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikh Nali has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Rikh Nali is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikh Nali covers 53.01 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.

Rikh Nali falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rikh Nali is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Rikh Nali.

Rikh Nali is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikh Nali is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 9.6 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balera Jangal (under 2 km), Catchment Ala (under 2 km) and Chaltuhni (under 2 km).

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

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