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About Rajnali Village

Rajnali is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 105 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 93.23 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 105
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Rajnali compares

By the 2011 count Rajnali is the 265th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 93.23 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rajnali

Rajnali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajnali 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 Rajnali from other places

Rajnali lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 4.8 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 Rajnali
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 4.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Rajnali

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.

Common questions about Rajnali

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnali village had a population of 214. That makes it the 265th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rajnali village has 105 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnali has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Rajnali covers 93.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajnali is Palampur Himachal, about 4.8 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 Rajnali.

Rajnali is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnali is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 4.1 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 4.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathena (under 2 km), Nagehr (under 2 km) and Dhurehr (under 2 km).

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

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