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About Rakhundli Village

Rakhundli is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 9 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhundli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhundli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 9
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,444
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhundli compares

By the 2011 count Rakhundli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rakhundli

Rakhundli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakhundli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rakhundli from other places

Rakhundli lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 Rakhundli
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Rakhundli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhundli village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Rakhundli village has 9 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhundli has about 1444 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Rakhundli is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhundli covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakhundli falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhundli is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakhundli.

Rakhundli is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhundli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Nurpur is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malahar (under 2 km), Guliana (1.7 km) and Changrara (1.9 km).

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

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