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About Ras Village

Ras is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 44 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 53.9 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 44
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ras compares

By the 2011 count Ras is the 93rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 53.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Ras

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

Ras lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 Ras
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 24 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 28 km

Villages closest to Ras

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Ras

As per the Census of India 2011, Ras village had a population of 95. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ras village has 44 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ras has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Ras is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ras covers 53.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ras falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ras is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Ras.

Ras is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ras is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Lad Bharol is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gusainka (5.1 km), Bara Thana (5.7 km) and Maha Thana (5.7 km).

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

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