About Rama Village

Rama is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 175 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rama village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nahan
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	334
Male Population	175
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rama compares

By the 2011 count Rama is the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rama

Rama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rama from other places

Rama lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 47 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 Rama
Tehsil headquarters	Nahan	7.9 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	7.9 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	47 km

Villages closest to Rama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rama village had a population of 334. That makes it the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Rama village has 175 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rama has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Rama covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rama is Barog, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Rama.

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

Rama is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 7.9 km away. Nāhan is about 7.9 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.