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About Rawatpura Village

Rawatpura is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 725 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012.24 hectares hectares.

Rawatpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawatpura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Area (hectares) 1012.24 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 725
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawatpura compares

By the 2011 count Rawatpura is the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 1012.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Rawatpura

Rawatpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rawatpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rawatpura from other places

Rawatpura lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Rawatpura
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rath 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Rawatpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawatpura village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Rawatpura village has 725 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawatpura has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Rawatpura covers 1012.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rawatpura falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rawatpura is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rawatpura.

Rawatpura is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawatpura is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Rath is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhirawal (under 2 km), Tola Rawat (under 2 km) and Dhanouri (1.9 km).

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

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