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About Randoh Village

Randoh is a small village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 141 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176314
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 141
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Randoh compares

By the 2011 count Randoh is the 194th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Randoh

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

Randoh lies about 6.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 Randoh
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 34 km

Villages closest to Randoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Randoh village had a population of 307. That makes it the 194th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Randoh village has 141 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randoh has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Randoh is 176314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randoh covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Randoh falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Randoh is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 Randoh.

Randoh is about 6.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randoh is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 6.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudan (under 2 km), Ratiar (under 2 km) and Bhowen (under 2 km).

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

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