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About Rape Village

Rape is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 77 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rape Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rape village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175133
Area (hectares) 28.31 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 77
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rape compares

By the 2011 count Rape is the 19th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 28.31 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1020.

Getting to Rape

Rape is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rape as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purd, Raling, Rangbe and Rangcha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rape

As per the Census of India 2011, Rape village had a population of 149. That makes it the 19th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Rape village has 77 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rape has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rape is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rape covers 28.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rape falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rape notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rape.

Rape is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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