About Rachhana Village

Rachhana is a mid sized village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 586 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 630 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173234
Area (hectares)	84.89 hectares
Population	955
Male Population	586
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	630
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachhana compares

By the 2011 count Rachhana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 84.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rachhana

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

Rachhana lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.1 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 Rachhana
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	6.1 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km

Villages closest to Rachhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhana village had a population of 955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Rachhana village has 586 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhana has about 630 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Rachhana is 173234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhana covers 84.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rachhana falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhana is Kathleeghat, about 3.1 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 Rachhana.

Rachhana is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhana is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 3.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.1 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.