About Rasat Village

Rasat is a large village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,336, made up of 1,269 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Ronhat
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	705 hectares
Population	2,336
Male Population	1,269
Female Population	1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasat compares

By the 2011 count Rasat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Rasat

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

Rasat lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Rasat
Tehsil headquarters	Ronhat	22 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	22 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	35 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	54 km

Villages closest to Rasat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasat village had a population of 2,336. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Rasat village has 1,269 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasat has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Rasat is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasat covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasat falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rasat is Salogra, about 54 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 Rasat.

Rasat is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasat is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.