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About Rajal Village

Rajal is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 37 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176128
Area (hectares) 29.93 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 37
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajal compares

By the 2011 count Rajal is the 167th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 29.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Rajal

Rajal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajal from other places

Rajal lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.4 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 Rajal
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 8.6 km
Nearest town Mandi 38 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Rajal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Rajal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajal village had a population of 103. That makes it the 167th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Rajal village has 37 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajal has about 1784 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Rajal is 176128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajal covers 29.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajal falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajal is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rajal is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajal is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 2.4 km away. Baijnath is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarajara (under 2 km), Kholi (2.6 km) and Khaila (3.3 km).

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

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