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About Rajol Village

Rajol is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 289 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177116
Area (hectares) 122.09 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 289
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajol compares

By the 2011 count Rajol is the 65th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 122.09 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Rajol

Rajol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajol as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rajol from other places

Rajol lies about 8.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 Rajol
District headquarters Kangra 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 8.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 32 km

Villages closest to Rajol

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 Rajol

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajol village had a population of 605. That makes it the 65th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Rajol village has 289 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajol has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Rajol is 177116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajol covers 122.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajol is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 village for Rajol.

Rajol is about 8.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajol is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about 8.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayolaru (4.3 km), Kachhaur (8.5 km) and Dohag Khas (9.7 km).

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

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