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About Ria Village

Ria is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 18 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ria village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 18
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Ria compares

By the 2011 count Ria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ria

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

Ria lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 2.7 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 Ria
Nearest railway station Chatouli 2.7 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 22 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Ria

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 Ria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ria village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Ria village has 18 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ria has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Ria is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ria covers 28 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Ria is Chatouli, about 2.7 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 Ria.

Ria 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.

Ria is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Chatouli is about 2.7 km away. Kūrāli is about 6.0 km away. Nalagarh 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 Amli (3.1 km), Bhora (6.4 km) and Kheri (8.1 km).

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

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