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About Rukhla Village

Rukhla is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 114 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukhla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 112.42 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 114
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukhla compares

By the 2011 count Rukhla is the 60th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 112.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rukhla

Rukhla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rukhla as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Reserve Jangal Chambi Kupar 13 E, Reserve Jangal Rantu, Reserve Jangal Viii Ix Ab and Roind. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rukhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukhla village had a population of 228. That makes it the 60th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Rukhla village has 114 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukhla has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rukhla is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukhla covers 112.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rukhla falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rukhla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rukhla.

Rukhla is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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