About Rarth Village

Rarth is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 43 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarth village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	41.83 hectares
Population	79
Male Population	43
Female Population	36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	837
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 Rarth compares

By the 2011 count Rarth is the 127th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 41.83 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 945.

Getting to Rarth

Rarth is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rarth 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 Rarth from other places

Rarth lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Rarth
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	13 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	49 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	54 km
District headquarters	Shimla	57 km

Villages closest to Rarth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarth village had a population of 79. That makes it the 127th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Rarth village has 43 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarth has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Rarth is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarth covers 41.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rarth falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rarth is Salogra, about 54 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 Rarth.

Rarth is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarth is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 13 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.