About Rajol Village

Rajol is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 475 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, 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	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	106.95 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	475
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
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 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 106.95 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

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 8.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 Rajol
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	7.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	8.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	9.4 km

Villages closest to Rajol

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 Rajol

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajol village had a population of 960. That makes it the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Rajol village has 475 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajol has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Rajol is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajol covers 106.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajol is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 Rajol.

Rajol is about 8.7 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 Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 7.6 km away. Kangra is about 8.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.