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About Raura Village

Raura is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 117 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 76.18 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 117
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raura compares

By the 2011 count Raura is the 85th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 76.18 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Raura

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

Raura lies about 8.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 Raura
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.3 km

Villages closest to Raura

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 Raura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raura village had a population of 236. That makes it the 85th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Raura village has 117 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raura has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Raura is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raura covers 76.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raura is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 village for Raura.

Raura is about 8.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raura is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kater (under 2 km), Ner (under 2 km) and Chaog (under 2 km).

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

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