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About Rumahan Village

Rumahan is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 95 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rumahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rumahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 95
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rumahan compares

By the 2011 count Rumahan is the 66th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Rumahan

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

Rumahan lies about 10 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 Rumahan
District headquarters Shimla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 14 km

Villages closest to Rumahan

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 Rumahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rumahan village had a population of 189. That makes it the 66th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Rumahan village has 95 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rumahan has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Rumahan is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rumahan covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rumahan notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Rumahan.

Rumahan is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rumahan is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 10 km away. Seoni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarail (under 2 km), Jalag (under 2 km) and Jangal Bani Jalag (under 2 km).

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

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