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About Rauri Village

Rauri is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 31 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 70.36 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 31
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rauri compares

By the 2011 count Rauri is the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 70.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Rauri

Rauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rauri as Available within <5 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 Rauri from other places

Rauri lies about 5.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 4.1 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 Rauri
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 4.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 10 km

Villages closest to Rauri

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 Rauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauri village had a population of 62. That makes it the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Rauri village has 31 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauri 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 Rauri is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rauri covers 70.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rauri is Summer Hill, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rauri.

Rauri is about 5.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rauri is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 4.1 km away. Shimla is about 5.6 km away. Seoni is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sharoh (under 2 km), Jangal Shali (2.3 km) and Domehar (3.3 km).

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

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