About Rishihat Khasmahal Village

Rishihat Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 417 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishihat Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishihat Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734102
Area (hectares)	208.01 hectares
Population	824
Male Population	417
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rishihat Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Rishihat Khasmahal is the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 208.01 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rishihat Khasmahal

Rishihat Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rishihat Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rishihat Khasmahal from other places

Rishihat Khasmahal lies about 4.7 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Ghoom, about 4.1 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 Rishihat Khasmahal
Nearest railway station	Ghoom	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	4.7 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	4.7 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	4.7 km

Villages closest to Rishihat Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Rishihat Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishihat Khasmahal village had a population of 824. That makes it the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Rishihat Khasmahal village has 417 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishihat Khasmahal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rishihat Khasmahal is 734102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rishihat Khasmahal covers 208.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rishihat Khasmahal falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rishihat Khasmahal is Ghoom, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rishihat Khasmahal.

Rishihat Khasmahal is about 4.7 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rishihat Khasmahal is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Ghoom is about 4.1 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 4.7 km away. Darjiling is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rishihat Tea Garden (under 2 km), Barbatia Khasmahal (under 2 km) and Darjiling (4.7 km).

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