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About Rihri Village

Rihri is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 71 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rihri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 126.27 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 71
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rihri compares

By the 2011 count Rihri is the 115th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 126.27 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Rihri

Rihri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rihri 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. The nearest villages by name are Reserve Jangal Kalapani, Reserve Jangal Khalag, Reserve Jangal Nahli and Reserve Jangal Saniyali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rihri

As per the Census of India 2011, Rihri village had a population of 125. That makes it the 115th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Rihri village has 71 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rihri has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Rihri is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rihri covers 126.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rihri falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rihri notes the nearest railway station 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 Rihri.

Rihri is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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