About Arhal Village

Arhal is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 467 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171223
Area (hectares)	134.89 hectares
Population	944
Male Population	467
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arhal compares

By the 2011 count Arhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 134.89 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Arhal

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

Arhal lies about 52 km from Shimla. 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 Arhal
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	5.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	52 km

Villages closest to Arhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arhal village had a population of 944. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Arhal village has 467 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arhal has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Arhal is 171223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arhal covers 134.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arhal falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Arhal 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 village for Arhal.

Arhal is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arhal is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.