About Richhni Village

Richhni is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 76 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Richhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	62.36 hectares
Population	153
Male Population	76
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Richhni compares

By the 2011 count Richhni is the 192nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 62.36 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Richhni

Richhni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Richhni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Richhni from other places

Richhni 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 Richhni
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	5.1 km
Nearest town	Shimla	34 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	34 km
District headquarters	Mandi	47 km

Villages closest to Richhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richhni village had a population of 153. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Richhni village has 76 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhni has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Richhni is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Richhni covers 62.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richhni falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhni is Summer Hill, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Richhni.

Richhni 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.

Richhni is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.1 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.