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About Rirkal Village

Rirkal is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 37 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,568 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rirkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rirkal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176073
Area (hectares) 47.47 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 37
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,568
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rirkal compares

By the 2011 count Rirkal is the 171st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 47.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Rirkal

Rirkal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rirkal as Available within <5 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 Rirkal from other places

Rirkal lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 19 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 Rirkal
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Rirkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rirkal village had a population of 95. That makes it the 171st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Rirkal village has 37 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rirkal has about 1568 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Rirkal is 176073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rirkal covers 47.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rirkal falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rirkal is Panchrukhi, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Rirkal.

Rirkal is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rirkal is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 9.6 km away. Panchrukhi is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandahu Khas (under 2 km), Kotlu (1.5 km) and Kotlu Khas (1.5 km).

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

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