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About Ruhalkar Village

Ruhalkar is a small village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 138 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruhalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruhalkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 91.34 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 138
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ruhalkar compares

By the 2011 count Ruhalkar is the 101st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 91.34 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ruhalkar

Ruhalkar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ruhalkar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruhalkar from other places

Ruhalkar lies about 3.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 1.9 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 Ruhalkar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 3.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Ruhalkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruhalkar village had a population of 274. That makes it the 101st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Ruhalkar village has 138 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruhalkar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Ruhalkar is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruhalkar covers 91.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruhalkar falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruhalkar is Koparlahar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ruhalkar.

Ruhalkar is about 3.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruhalkar is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 3.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har (under 2 km), Kanjehar (under 2 km) and Kharyada (under 2 km).

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

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