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About Rajaur Village

Rajaur is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 87 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 75.3 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 87
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajaur compares

By the 2011 count Rajaur is the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 75.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Rajaur

Rajaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajaur from other places

Rajaur lies about 42 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 Rajaur
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 39 km
District headquarters Chamba 42 km

Villages closest to Rajaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajaur village had a population of 200. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Rajaur village has 87 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajaur has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Rajaur is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajaur covers 75.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajaur falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajaur is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajaur.

Rajaur is about 42 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajaur is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Rajaur (under 2 km), Palda (under 2 km) and Gosan (under 2 km).

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

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