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About Rug Bakhota Village

Rug Bakhota is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 277 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rug Bakhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rug Bakhota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 277
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rug Bakhota compares

By the 2011 count Rug Bakhota is the 14th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rug Bakhota

Rug Bakhota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rug Bakhota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rug Bakhota from other places

Rug Bakhota lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Rug Bakhota
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 5.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 24 km
Nearest town Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Rug Bakhota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Rug Bakhota

As per the Census of India 2011, Rug Bakhota village had a population of 555. That makes it the 14th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Rug Bakhota village has 277 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rug Bakhota has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Rug Bakhota is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rug Bakhota covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rug Bakhota falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rug Bakhota is Salogra, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Rug Bakhota.

Rug Bakhota is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rug Bakhota is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 5.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawana (under 2 km), Phagu (1.6 km) and Baraila (1.8 km).

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

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