About Rantari Village

Rantari is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 437 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rantari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rantari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	744.94 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	437
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rantari compares

By the 2011 count Rantari is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 744.94 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Rantari

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

Rantari lies about 52 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Rantari
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	32 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	52 km
District headquarters	Shimla	52 km

Villages closest to Rantari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rantari village had a population of 840. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Rantari village has 437 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rantari has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Rantari is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rantari covers 744.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rantari falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rantari is Salogra, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Rantari.

Rantari is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rantari is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 32 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.