About Ruhara Village

Ruhara is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 67 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruhara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176066
Area (hectares)	51.21 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	67
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,239
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruhara compares

By the 2011 count Ruhara is the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 51.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Ruhara

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

How far is Ruhara from other places

Ruhara lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Ruhara
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	38 km

Villages closest to Ruhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruhara village had a population of 150. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Ruhara village has 67 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruhara has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Ruhara is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruhara covers 51.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruhara falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruhara is Tripal, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ruhara.

Ruhara is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruhara is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 5.7 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.