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About Rajbal Village

Rajbal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 21 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajbal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 55.49 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 21
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Rajbal compares

By the 2011 count Rajbal is the 191st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 55.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Rajbal

Rajbal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajbal 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 Rajbal from other places

Rajbal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Rajbal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Rajbal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajbal village had a population of 42. That makes it the 191st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Rajbal village has 21 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajbal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Rajbal is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajbal covers 55.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajbal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajbal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Rajbal.

Rajbal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajbal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurtiyal (under 2 km), Gagnala (under 2 km) and Jhalal (under 2 km).

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

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