About Raura Village

Raura is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 94 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	147.68 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	94
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raura compares

By the 2011 count Raura is the 64th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 147.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Raura

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

Raura lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 2.9 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 Raura
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	5.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km

Villages closest to Raura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raura village had a population of 183. That makes it the 64th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Raura village has 94 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Raura is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raura covers 147.68 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.

Raura falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raura is Kanoh, about 2.9 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 Raura.

Raura is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raura is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 2.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 5.6 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.