About Raja Village

Raja is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 335 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	175032
Area (hectares)	134.58 hectares
Population	689
Male Population	335
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raja compares

By the 2011 count Raja is the 36th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 134.58 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Raja

Raja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raja from other places

Raja lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.3 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 Raja
Nearest railway station	Chauntra Bahetren	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Mandi	38 km

Villages closest to Raja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja village had a population of 689. That makes it the 36th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Raja village has 335 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Raja is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raja covers 134.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raja falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raja is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raja.

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

Raja is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 2.3 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 6.5 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.