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About Raumthal Village

Raumthal is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 66 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raumthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raumthal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 66
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raumthal compares

By the 2011 count Raumthal is the 109th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Raumthal

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

Raumthal lies about 11 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 Raumthal
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 17 km

Villages closest to Raumthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raumthal village had a population of 132. That makes it the 109th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Raumthal village has 66 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raumthal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Raumthal is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raumthal covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raumthal falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Raumthal 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 10+ km distance for Raumthal.

Raumthal is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raumthal is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Seoni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Thela (under 2 km), Galthani (under 2 km) and Mul Bhajji (under 2 km).

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

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