# Rirkal Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Rirkal

Rirkal is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176073**. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 27 households**, the 178th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 95people (2011)
- 27households
- 91.7%literacy
- 176073PIN code

## Rirkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rirkal is 176073.** Rirkal falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176073
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011308

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

## How far is Rirkal from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)63 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)32 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 Rirkal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rirkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chural
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chural
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Rirkal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 1% of the 47 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 Rirkal

Of every 100 households in Rirkal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rirkal · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****100%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Rirkal?

■ Rirkal · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1568**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**878

Working population ****40.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 88.9% for women. 38% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (18%) · **■** Marginal 21 (55%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Jaleht105 people
- Bar104 people
- Bagrena99 people
- Majehar99 people
- Bhuhara94 people
- Galehr91 people
- Jaryal Lahr90 people
- Koru90 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rirkal?176073
- How far is Rirkal from Dharmsala?63 km by road
- What is the population of Rirkal?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rirkal in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rirkal?91.7% (Census 2011)