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About Rachhot Village

Rachhot is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 40 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 40
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Rachhot compares

By the 2011 count Rachhot is the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Rachhot

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

Rachhot lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 7.3 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 Rachhot
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km

Villages closest to Rachhot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhot village had a population of 83. That makes it the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Rachhot village has 40 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhot has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Rachhot is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhot covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rachhot falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhot is Joginder Nagar, about 7.3 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 Rachhot.

Rachhot is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhot is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Joginder Nagar is about 7.3 km away. Sarkaghat is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manyoh (3.5 km), Majhehr (4.6 km) and Kharsal (6.8 km).

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

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