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About Rathan Village

Rathan is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 143 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 68.03 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 143
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rathan compares

By the 2011 count Rathan is the 228th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 68.03 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rathan

Rathan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rathan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rathan from other places

Rathan lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Rathan
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Rathan

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.

Common questions about Rathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathan village had a population of 274. That makes it the 228th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rathan village has 143 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rathan is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathan covers 68.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rathan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rathan.

Rathan is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathan is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Palampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandoh (under 2 km), Chudrehr (2.5 km) and Darman (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rathan today is likely to be higher.

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