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About Rahon Village

Rahon is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 67 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 48.12 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 67
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahon compares

By the 2011 count Rahon is the 213th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 48.12 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Rahon

Rahon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are R F Bhalwal, R F Chanaur I, R F Chanaur Ii and R F Chaplah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahon village had a population of 127. That makes it the 213th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Rahon village has 67 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahon has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Rahon is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahon covers 48.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahon falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rahon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rahon.

Rahon is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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