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About Raori Village

Raori is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 120.88 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Raori compares

By the 2011 count Raori is the 81st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 120.88 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, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Raori

Raori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raori 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 Raori from other places

Raori lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Raori
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 15 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Raori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raori village had a population of 144. That makes it the 81st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Raori village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raori has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Raori is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raori covers 120.88 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.

Raori falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raori is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Raori.

Raori is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raori is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 15 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badokhari (under 2 km), Bhiokhri (under 2 km) and Chaniari (under 2 km).

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

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