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About Riki Village

Riki is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 288 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 288
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Riki compares

By the 2011 count Riki is the 24th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Riki

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

Riki lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Riki
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 3.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Riki

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.

Common questions about Riki

As per the Census of India 2011, Riki village had a population of 567. That makes it the 24th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Riki village has 288 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riki has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Riki covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Riki is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Riki.

Riki is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riki is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shila Kadaun (under 2 km), D P F Jhao Prala (under 2 km) and Prala Kutlu (under 2 km).

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

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