About Rahan Village

Rahan is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 83 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Aut
Pincode	175124
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	152
Male Population	83
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	831
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahan compares

By the 2011 count Rahan is the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rahan

Rahan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rahan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rahan from other places

Rahan lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Rahan
Tehsil headquarters	Aut	9.1 km
District headquarters	Mandi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	42 km

Villages closest to Rahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahan village had a population of 152. That makes it the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Rahan village has 83 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahan has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Rahan is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahan covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahan falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahan is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rahan.

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

Rahan is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 9.1 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.