About Rau Village

Rau is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 22 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rau village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	24.97 hectares
Population	51
Male Population	22
Female Population	29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,318
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rau compares

By the 2011 count Rau is the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 24.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rau

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

Rau lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Rau
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	8.3 km
Nearest town	Shimla	12 km
District headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Rau

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 Rau

As per the Census of India 2011, Rau village had a population of 51. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Rau village has 22 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rau has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Rau covers 24.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rau is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Rau.

Rau is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rau is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 7.6 km away. Arki is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.