About Raur Village

Raur is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 230 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176028
Area (hectares)	39.62 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	230
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raur compares

By the 2011 count Raur is the 92nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 39.62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Raur

Raur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raur from other places

Raur lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Raur
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	28 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km

Villages closest to Raur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Raur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raur village had a population of 465. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Raur village has 230 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Raur covers 39.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raur is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raur.

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

Raur is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.