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About Rawa Village

Rawa is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 131 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176216
Area (hectares) 61.33 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 131
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Rawa compares

By the 2011 count Rawa is the 112th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 61.33 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rawa

Rawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rawa 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 Rawa from other places

Rawa lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 Rawa
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km

Villages closest to Rawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawa village had a population of 252. That makes it the 112th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Rawa village has 131 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rawa is 176216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawa covers 61.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawa falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rawa is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 Rawa.

Rawa is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawa is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.3 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balreh (under 2 km), Khari Behi (under 2 km) and Nora (under 2 km).

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

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