About Raula Village

Raula is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 143 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raula village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176304
Area (hectares)	31.97 hectares
Population	288
Male Population	143
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raula compares

By the 2011 count Raula is the 45th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 31.97 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Raula

Raula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raula from other places

Raula lies about 36 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 60 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 Raula
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	36 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	60 km

Villages closest to Raula

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

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Common questions about Raula

As per the Census of India 2011, Raula village had a population of 288. That makes it the 45th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Raula village has 143 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raula has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Raula is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raula covers 31.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raula falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raula is Kathua, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raula.

Raula is about 36 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raula is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.