About Rihar Village

Rihar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rihar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	23 hectares
Population	59
Male Population	27
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rihar compares

By the 2011 count Rihar is the 126th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Rihar

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

Rihar lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Rihar
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	17 km
Nearest town	Baddi	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	30 km
District headquarters	Solan	49 km

Villages closest to Rihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rihar village had a population of 59. That makes it the 126th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Rihar village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rihar has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Rihar is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rihar covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rihar falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rihar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Rihar.

Rihar is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rihar is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Krishangarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.