About Raktal Village

Raktal is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 134 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raktal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raktal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Lad Bharol
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	66.58 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	134
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raktal compares

By the 2011 count Raktal is the 36th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 66.58 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Raktal

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

Raktal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Raktal
Tehsil headquarters	Lad Bharol	13 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Raktal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Raktal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raktal village had a population of 245. That makes it the 36th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Raktal village has 134 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raktal has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Raktal is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raktal covers 66.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raktal falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raktal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Raktal.

Raktal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raktal is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Lad Bharol is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.