About Randu Village

Randu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 46 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	31.33 hectares
Population	92
Male Population	46
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Randu compares

By the 2011 count Randu is the 281st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 31.33 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Randu

Randu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Randu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Randu from other places

Randu lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Randu
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	16 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	28 km

Villages closest to Randu

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

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Common questions about Randu

As per the Census of India 2011, Randu village had a population of 92. That makes it the 281st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Randu village has 46 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Randu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randu covers 31.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Randu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Randu is Summer Hill, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Randu.

Randu is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Theog is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.