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About Richhli Village

Richhli is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 231 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Richhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 231
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Richhli compares

By the 2011 count Richhli is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Richhli

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

Richhli lies about 47 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Richhli
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 25 km
Nearest town Shimla 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 47 km

Villages closest to Richhli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richhli village had a population of 444. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Richhli village has 231 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Richhli is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Richhli covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richhli falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhli is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Richhli.

Richhli is about 47 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhli is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taryamla (4.9 km), Dabrot (5.3 km) and Mathi Banwar (7.0 km).

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

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