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About Ruhal Village

Ruhal is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 55 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 55
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
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 Ruhal compares

By the 2011 count Ruhal is the 126th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1014.

Getting to Ruhal

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

Ruhal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Ruhal
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 28 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Ruhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruhal village had a population of 98. That makes it the 126th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Ruhal village has 55 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruhal has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ruhal is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruhal covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ruhal falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruhal is Shimla, about 44 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 Ruhal.

Ruhal is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruhal is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Haleenu (under 2 km), D P F Sidh Chalau (under 2 km) and Harhali (under 2 km).

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

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