About Rajgir Village

Rajgir is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 435 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgir village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	420 hectares
Population	868
Male Population	435
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgir compares

By the 2011 count Rajgir is the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Rajgir

Rajgir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajgir as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rajgir from other places

Rajgir lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 17 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 Rajgir
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghiala	17 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Rajgir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgir village had a population of 868. That makes it the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Rajgir village has 435 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgir has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Rajgir is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgir covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajgir falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajgir is Ghiala, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Rajgir.

Rajgir is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgir is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 11 km away. Ghiala is about 17 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.