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About Rajana Village

Rajana is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 471 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 471
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajana compares

By the 2011 count Rajana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Rajana

Rajana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajana from other places

Rajana lies about 28 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 Rajana
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Rajana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Rajana

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajana village had a population of 917. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Rajana village has 471 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajana has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rajana is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajana covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajana falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rajana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajana.

Rajana is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijli (3.1 km), Bhawana (3.8 km) and Shuila (4.2 km).

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

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