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About Rall Santhang Village

Rall Santhang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 33 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rall Santhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rall Santhang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 209.31 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 33
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rall Santhang compares

By the 2011 count Rall Santhang is the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 209.31 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Rall Santhang

Rall Santhang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rall Santhang as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rall Santhang from other places

Rall Santhang lies about 16 km from Kinnaur. 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 Rall Santhang
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 16 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 108 km

Villages closest to Rall Santhang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichar 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 Rall Santhang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rall Santhang village had a population of 57. That makes it the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Rall Santhang village has 33 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rall Santhang has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Rall Santhang is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rall Santhang covers 209.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rall Santhang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rall Santhang notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Rall Santhang.

Rall Santhang is about 16 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rall Santhang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 16 km away. Kinnaur is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baltha Chang Dhar (2.0 km), Shorang (2.4 km) and Hurba (5.8 km).

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

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