About Racholi Village

Racholi is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 765 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Racholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Racholi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	1,414
Male Population	765
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Racholi compares

By the 2011 count Racholi is the 8th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Racholi

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

Racholi lies about 60 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 Racholi
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	2.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	60 km

Villages closest to Racholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Racholi village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 8th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Racholi village has 765 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Racholi has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Racholi is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Racholi covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Racholi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Racholi 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 Racholi.

Racholi is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Racholi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 2.1 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.