About Raur Village

Raur is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 345 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, 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	Nurpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	53.35 hectares
Population	709
Male Population	345
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
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 66th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 53.35 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.9 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 Raur
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	35 km

Villages closest to Raur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Raur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raur village had a population of 709. That makes it the 66th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Raur village has 345 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raur is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raur covers 53.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raur falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raur is Bharmar, about 4.9 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 Raur.

Raur is about 35 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 4.9 km away. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.