About Raura Village

Raura is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 156 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176093
Area (hectares)	101.96 hectares
Population	333
Male Population	156
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raura compares

By the 2011 count Raura is the 193rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 101.96 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Raura

Raura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raura from other places

Raura lies about 26 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 Raura
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km

Villages closest to Raura

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 Raura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raura village had a population of 333. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Raura village has 156 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raura has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Raura is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raura covers 101.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raura is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Raura is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raura is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Palampur is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.