About Rachhiara Village

Rachhiara is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 258 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhiara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	81.19 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	258
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachhiara compares

By the 2011 count Rachhiara is the 107th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 81.19 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rachhiara

Rachhiara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachhiara 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 Rachhiara from other places

Rachhiara lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 6.9 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 Rachhiara
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	6.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km

Villages closest to Rachhiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhiara village had a population of 519. That makes it the 107th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rachhiara village has 258 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhiara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rachhiara is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhiara covers 81.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rachhiara falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhiara is Patti Rajpura, about 6.9 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 Rachhiara.

Rachhiara is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhiara is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.2 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 6.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.