About Raling Village

Raling is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raling village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Lahul
Pincode	175140
Area (hectares)	17.07 hectares
Population	58
Male Population	28
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raling compares

By the 2011 count Raling is the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 17.07 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Raling

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

Raling lies about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Raling
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lahul	30 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	87 km

Villages closest to Raling

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raling village had a population of 58. That makes it the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Raling village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raling has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Raling is 175140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raling covers 17.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raling falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raling is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Raling.

Raling is about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raling is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Lahul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.