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About Randhala Village

Randhala is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 144 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randhala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 112.49 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 144
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Randhala compares

By the 2011 count Randhala is the 105th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 112.49 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Randhala

Randhala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Randhala 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 Randhala from other places

Randhala lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 7.8 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 Randhala
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.8 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 29 km

Villages closest to Randhala

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 Randhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Randhala village had a population of 281. That makes it the 105th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Randhala village has 144 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randhala has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Randhala covers 112.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Randhala is Kathleeghat, about 7.8 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 Randhala.

Randhala is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randhala is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 7.8 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Nalagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majholi (1.8 km), Kothi (2.5 km) and Jangal Plahwala (2.7 km).

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

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