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About Riya Village

Riya is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 23 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riya village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 22.46 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 23
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riya compares

By the 2011 count Riya is the 245th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 22.46 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Riya

Riya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Riya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Riya from other places

Riya lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 8.8 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 Riya
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 13 km
Nearest town Baddi 25 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Riya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riya village had a population of 51. That makes it the 245th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Riya village has 23 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riya has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Riya is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riya covers 22.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riya falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riya is Bharatgarh, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Riya.

Riya is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riya is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 8.8 km away. Nalagarh is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raiya (under 2 km), Baglehr (under 2 km) and Nangal Kuhl (under 2 km).

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

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