About Rin Village

Rin is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 337 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rin village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	62.48 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	337
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rin compares

By the 2011 count Rin is the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 62.48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Rin

Rin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rin 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rin from other places

Rin lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 6.4 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 Rin
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	6.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km

Villages closest to Rin

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Rin

As per the Census of India 2011, Rin village had a population of 672. That makes it the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Rin village has 337 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rin has about 994 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Rin is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rin covers 62.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rin falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rin is Nagrota, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rin is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rin is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about 6.2 km away. Nagrota is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.