About Rachhialu Village

Rachhialu is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 447 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhialu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhialu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176209
Area (hectares)	56.58 hectares
Population	892
Male Population	447
Female Population	445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachhialu compares

By the 2011 count Rachhialu is the 17th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 56.58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Rachhialu

Rachhialu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachhialu 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 Rachhialu from other places

Rachhialu lies about 8.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.9 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 Rachhialu
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	7.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.6 km

Villages closest to Rachhialu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhialu village had a population of 892. That makes it the 17th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Rachhialu village has 447 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhialu has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Rachhialu is 176209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhialu covers 56.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rachhialu falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhialu is Kangra Mandir, about 7.9 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 Rachhialu.

Rachhialu is about 8.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhialu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 7.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 7.9 km away. Kangra is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.