About Rihuta Village

Rihuta is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,504, made up of 1,332 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rihuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rihuta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Pincode	210430
Area (hectares)	869.68 hectares
Population	2,504
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rihuta compares

By the 2011 count Rihuta is the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 869.68 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Rihuta

Rihuta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rihuta 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 Rihuta from other places

Rihuta lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 15 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 Rihuta
Nearest railway station	Tripal	15 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	34 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	34 km

Villages closest to Rihuta

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.

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Common questions about Rihuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Rihuta village had a population of 2,504. That makes it the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Rihuta village has 1,332 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rihuta has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Rihuta is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rihuta covers 869.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rihuta falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rihuta is Tripal, about 15 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 Rihuta.

Rihuta is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rihuta is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 15 km away. Talwāra is about 34 km away. Sarila is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.