About Rachhwahr Village

Rachhwahr is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 148 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhwahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhwahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	294.19 hectares
Population	276
Male Population	148
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachhwahr compares

By the 2011 count Rachhwahr is the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 294.19 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rachhwahr

Rachhwahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachhwahr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rachhwahr from other places

Rachhwahr lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Rachhwahr
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	12 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	40 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	45 km

Villages closest to Rachhwahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhwahr village had a population of 276. That makes it the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Rachhwahr village has 148 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhwahr has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rachhwahr is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhwahr covers 294.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rachhwahr falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhwahr is Summer Hill, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rachhwahr.

Rachhwahr is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhwahr is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 12 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.