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About Anurakshi Village

Anurakshi is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 103 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anurakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anurakshi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 93.17 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 103
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anurakshi compares

By the 2011 count Anurakshi is the 103rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 93.17 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Anurakshi

Anurakshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anurakshi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Anurakshi from other places

Anurakshi lies about 63 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 Anurakshi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 63 km

Villages closest to Anurakshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anurakshi village had a population of 204. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Anurakshi village has 103 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anurakshi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Anurakshi is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anurakshi covers 93.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anurakshi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Anurakshi 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 village for Anurakshi.

Anurakshi is about 63 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anurakshi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandli (under 2 km), Parog (1.5 km) and Syarla Barshol (2.0 km).

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

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