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About Rahi Village

Rahi is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 570 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 221.6 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 570
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahi compares

By the 2011 count Rahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 221.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Rahi

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

Rahi lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 54 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 Rahi
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki under 2 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 54 km

Villages closest to Rahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Rahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahi village had a population of 1,142. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Rahi village has 570 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Rahi is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahi covers 221.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahi falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahi is Adit Junction, about 54 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 Rahi.

Rahi is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahi is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about under 2 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Adit Junction is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deodhar (under 2 km), Bali Chowki (under 2 km) and Bhurah (1.5 km).

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

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