About Rih Village

Rih is a mid sized village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 374 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rih village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Tira Sujanpur
Pincode	177007
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	374
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rih compares

By the 2011 count Rih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Rih

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

Rih lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 27 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 Rih
Tehsil headquarters	Tira Sujanpur	14 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	27 km
Nearest town	Nangal	46 km

Villages closest to Rih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Rih

As per the Census of India 2011, Rih village had a population of 796. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Rih village has 374 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rih has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Rih is 177007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rih covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rih falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rih is Jawalamukhi Road, about 27 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 Rih.

Rih is about 20 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rih is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 14 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.