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About Rihala Village

Rihala is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 384 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rihala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rihala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 384
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rihala compares

By the 2011 count Rihala is the 162nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rihala

Rihala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rihala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rihala from other places

Rihala lies about 30 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 6.1 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 Rihala
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 6.1 km
Nearest town Banga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Rihala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rihala village had a population of 748. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rihala village has 384 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rihala has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rihala is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rihala covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rihala falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rihala is Saila Khurd, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rihala.

Rihala is about 30 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rihala is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 6.1 km away. Banga is about 11 km away. Garhshankar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Soni (under 2 km), Soni (under 2 km) and Bugra (under 2 km).

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

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