# Rihar Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Rihar

Rihar is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173206**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 13 households**, the 131st largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 59people (2011)
- 13households
- 84.2%literacy
- 173206PIN code

## Rihar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rihar is 173206.** Rihar falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173206
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021419

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

## How far is Rihar from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)48 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)48 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 Rihar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banyara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Krishangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Subathu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Rihar known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 17% of the 23 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 Rihar

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

■ Rihar · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**71%

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

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**81%

Television ****62%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Rihar?

■ Rihar · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185**

**977

Working population ****69.5%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 67% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 39 (95%)

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 Krishangarh

- Shangela63 people
- Jharabal62 people
- Kaonta Parla62 people
- Tal60 people
- Madphal57 people
- Serla Brahmana57 people
- Bishanpur55 people
- Dib55 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rihar?173206
- How far is Rihar from Solan?48 km by road
- What is the population of Rihar?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rihar in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rihar?84.2% (Census 2011)