About Rakchham Village

Rakchham is a mid sized village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 313 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakchham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakchham village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Sangla
Pincode	172106
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	597
Male Population	313
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakchham compares

By the 2011 count Rakchham is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Rakchham

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

Rakchham lies about 22 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 118 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 Rakchham
Tehsil headquarters	Sangla	9.3 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	22 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	108 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	118 km

Villages closest to Rakchham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakchham village had a population of 597. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Rakchham village has 313 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakchham has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Rakchham is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakchham covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakchham falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakchham is Shimla, about 118 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 Rakchham.

Rakchham is about 22 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakchham is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 9.3 km away. Kinnaur is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.