Skip to main content

About Rain Pirgari Village

Rain Pirgari is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 105 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rain Pirgari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rain Pirgari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 105
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rain Pirgari compares

By the 2011 count Rain Pirgari is the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rain Pirgari

Rain Pirgari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rain Pirgari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rain Pirgari from other places

Rain Pirgari lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 43 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 Rain Pirgari
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 6.4 km
Nearest town Nāhan 6.4 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest railway station Barog 43 km

Villages closest to Rain Pirgari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Rain Pirgari

As per the Census of India 2011, Rain Pirgari village had a population of 225. That makes it the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Rain Pirgari village has 105 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rain Pirgari has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Rain Pirgari is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rain Pirgari covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rain Pirgari falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rain Pirgari is Barog, about 43 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 km distance for Rain Pirgari.

Rain Pirgari is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rain Pirgari is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 6.4 km away. Nāhan is about 6.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siun Pudla (under 2 km), Sanoga Bhagrat (under 2 km) and Kathla (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All