About Rait Village

Rait is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 893 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rait village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	96.03 hectares
Population	1,826
Male Population	893
Female Population	933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rait compares

By the 2011 count Rait is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 96.03 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Rait

Rait is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rait 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 Rait from other places

Rait lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, 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 Rait
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	4.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	12 km

Villages closest to Rait

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rait village had a population of 1,826. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Rait village has 893 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rait has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Rait is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rait covers 96.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rait falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rait is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Rait.

Rait is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rait is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.