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About Vayola Village

Vayola is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 37 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 37.87 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 37
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Vayola compares

By the 2011 count Vayola is the 96th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 37.87 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Vayola

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

Vayola lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 8.2 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 Vayola
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 8.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 20 km

Villages closest to Vayola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayola village had a population of 74. That makes it the 96th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Vayola village has 37 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayola has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Vayola is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vayola covers 37.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vayola falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vayola is Nagrota, about 8.2 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 Vayola.

Vayola is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vayola is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 6.6 km away. Nagrota is about 8.2 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikli Bharoli (4.1 km), Sri Nagar (5.0 km) and Brahm Nagar (6.4 km).

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

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