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About Ritab Pal Village

Ritab Pal is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 135 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ritab Pal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ritab Pal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 135
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ritab Pal compares

By the 2011 count Ritab Pal is the 78th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 946.

Getting to Ritab Pal

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

Ritab Pal lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 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 Ritab Pal
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 19 km
Nearest town Solan 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km

Villages closest to Ritab Pal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Ritab Pal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ritab Pal village had a population of 279. That makes it the 78th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Ritab Pal village has 135 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ritab Pal has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ritab Pal is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ritab Pal covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ritab Pal falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ritab Pal is Salogra, about 19 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 village for Ritab Pal.

Ritab Pal is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ritab Pal is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 10 km away. Salogra is about 19 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palashala (under 2 km), Chandol (under 2 km) and Kashmali Salogni (under 2 km).

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

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