About Raunkhar Village

Raunkhar is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 561 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raunkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raunkhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	143.64 hectares
Population	1,096
Male Population	561
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raunkhar compares

By the 2011 count Raunkhar is the 16th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 143.64 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Raunkhar

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

Raunkhar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Raunkhar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	8.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Raunkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Raunkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raunkhar village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 16th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Raunkhar village has 561 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raunkhar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Raunkhar is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raunkhar covers 143.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raunkhar falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raunkhar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Raunkhar.

Raunkhar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raunkhar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.