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About Rajol Village

Rajol is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 189 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, 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 Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 269.67 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 189
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajol compares

By the 2011 count Rajol is the 95th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 269.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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 village. 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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.7 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
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 9.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Rajol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 379. That makes it the 95th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Rajol village has 189 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajol has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Rajol is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajol covers 269.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajol falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajol is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.7 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 village for Rajol.

Rajol is about 26 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 9.7 km away. Jawali is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latehr (under 2 km), Bhurnala (under 2 km) and Balwar (under 2 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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