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About Rahor Village

Rahor is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 147 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 147
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahor compares

By the 2011 count Rahor is the 62nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rahor

Rahor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahor 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. The nearest villages by name are Ogli, Palion 131, Panjhal and Paploh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahor

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahor village had a population of 272. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Rahor village has 147 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahor has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Rahor is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahor covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahor falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rahor notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahor.

Rahor is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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