About Rarah Village

Rarah is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 131 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176085
Area (hectares)	43.56 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	131
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rarah compares

By the 2011 count Rarah is the 237th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 43.56 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rarah

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

Rarah lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.3 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 Rarah
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Rarah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarah village had a population of 263. That makes it the 237th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rarah village has 131 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarah has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rarah is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarah covers 43.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarah falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rarah is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.3 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 Rarah.

Rarah 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.

Rarah is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 5.3 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.