About Rarauta Village

Rarauta is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 128 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarauta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176085
Area (hectares)	18.13 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	128
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,133
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rarauta compares

By the 2011 count Rarauta is the 229th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 18.13 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rarauta

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

Rarauta lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 Rarauta
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	25 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km

Villages closest to Rarauta

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 Rarauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarauta village had a population of 273. That makes it the 229th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rarauta village has 128 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarauta has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Rarauta covers 18.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rarauta is Chamunda Marg, about 27 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 Rarauta.

Rarauta is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarauta is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Palampur is about 25 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.