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About Rahi Village

Rahi is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 56 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 17.73 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 56
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahi compares

By the 2011 count Rahi is the 228th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 17.73 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Rahi

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

Rahi lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 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 Rahi
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Rahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Rahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahi village had a population of 112. That makes it the 228th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Rahi village has 56 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Rahi is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahi covers 17.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahi falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahi is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 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 Rahi.

Rahi is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahi is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Chintpurni Marg is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangot (under 2 km), Moien (under 2 km) and Guhral (under 2 km).

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

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