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About Rayalkar Village

Rayalkar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 79 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayalkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 81.31 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 79
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayalkar compares

By the 2011 count Rayalkar is the 192nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 81.31 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Rayalkar

Rayalkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayalkar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rayalkar from other places

Rayalkar lies about 5.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about under 2 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 Rayalkar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Rayalkar

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 Rayalkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayalkar village had a population of 172. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Rayalkar village has 79 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayalkar has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Rayalkar is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayalkar covers 81.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rayalkar is Koparlahar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rayalkar.

Rayalkar is about 5.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayalkar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 5.6 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Kali Dhar Gumbar (2.7 km), Dhar Panyali (2.7 km) and Reserve Jangal Mehar Ban (2.7 km).

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

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