About Rahu Village

Rahu is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 99 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	163.59 hectares
Population	204
Male Population	99
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahu compares

By the 2011 count Rahu is the 79th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 163.59 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1020.

Getting to Rahu

Rahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rahu from other places

Rahu lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 30 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 Rahu
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	17 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	30 km
District headquarters	Solan	47 km

Villages closest to Rahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahu village had a population of 204. That makes it the 79th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Rahu village has 99 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rahu is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahu covers 163.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahu falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahu is Jutogh, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rahu.

Rahu is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahu is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 17 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Jutogh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.