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About Rawahan Village

Rawahan is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 40 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 40
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawahan compares

By the 2011 count Rawahan is the 108th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Rawahan

Rawahan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rawahan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rawahan from other places

Rawahan lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 10 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 Rawahan
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 10 km
Nearest town Baddi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Rawahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawahan village had a population of 73. That makes it the 108th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Rawahan village has 40 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawahan has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Rawahan is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawahan covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawahan falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rawahan is Jabli, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rawahan.

Rawahan is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawahan is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 5.9 km away. Jabli is about 10 km away. Baddi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salga (under 2 km), Bhaogri (under 2 km) and Jangal Serla (under 2 km).

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

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