# Rikh Nali Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Rikh Nali

Rikh Nali is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176304**. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 15 households**, the 101st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 91people (2011)
- 15households
- 72.6%literacy
- 176304PIN code

## Rikh Nali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikh Nali is 176304.** Rikh Nali falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176304
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007457

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rikh Nali from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rikh Nali?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rikh Nali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khol Pukhar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalhousie
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rikh Nali known for?

The main crops are **maize, potato and barley**. About 18% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rikh Nali

Of every 100 households in Rikh Nali in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Rikh Nali · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****60%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****90%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rikh Nali?

■ Rikh Nali · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****167**

**937

Working population ****75.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 58.1% for women. 74% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (46%) · **■** Marginal 36 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dalhousie

- Tien104 people
- Bagota98 people
- Baugar95 people
- Pandol94 people
- Dagoh84 people
- Surkhigala Jangal80 people
- Dhalan78 people
- Khorti75 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikh Nali?176304
- How far is Rikh Nali from Chamba?62 km by road
- What is the population of Rikh Nali?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikh Nali in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rikh Nali?72.6% (Census 2011)