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About Rigawara Kalan Village

Rigawara Kalan is a mid sized village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 307 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rigawara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rigawara Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210432
Area (hectares) 619.46 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 307
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rigawara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rigawara Kalan is the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 619.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Rigawara Kalan

Rigawara Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rigawara Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rigawara Kalan from other places

Rigawara Kalan lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Rigawara Kalan
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Rigawara Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Rigawara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rigawara Kalan village had a population of 613. That makes it the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Rigawara Kalan village has 307 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rigawara Kalan has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Rigawara Kalan is 210432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rigawara Kalan covers 619.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rigawara Kalan falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rigawara Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rigawara Kalan.

Rigawara Kalan is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rigawara Kalan is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Sarila is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhwa Kalan (under 2 km), Beera (under 2 km) and Jhirmouli (6.6 km).

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

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