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About Retar Village

Retar is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 38 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Retar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 50.03 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 38
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Retar compares

By the 2011 count Retar is the 226th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 50.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Retar

Retar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Retar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Retar from other places

Retar lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 14 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 Retar
Nearest town Baddi 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 17 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Retar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Retar village had a population of 75. That makes it the 226th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Retar village has 38 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Retar is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Retar covers 50.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Retar falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Retar is Jabli, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Retar.

Retar is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retar is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 7.9 km away. Jabli is about 14 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Shilnun (3.2 km), Seri (3.8 km) and Chara (5.6 km).

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

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