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About Rahu Village

Rahu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 88 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 88
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahu compares

By the 2011 count Rahu is the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Rahu

Rahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahu 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 Rahu from other places

Rahu lies about 34 km from Shimla. 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 Rahu
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Rahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahu village had a population of 185. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Rahu village has 88 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahu has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Rahu is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahu covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahu falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rahu notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahu.

Rahu is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan (under 2 km), Kacheri (under 2 km) and Pharal (under 2 km).

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

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