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About Raunkhar Village

Raunkhar is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 267 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raunkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raunkhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174320
Area (hectares) 125.98 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 267
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Raunkhar compares

By the 2011 count Raunkhar is the 30th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 125.98 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Raunkhar

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

Raunkhar lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Raunkhar
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Raunkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raunkhar village had a population of 516. That makes it the 30th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Raunkhar village has 267 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raunkhar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Raunkhar is 174320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raunkhar covers 125.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raunkhar falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raunkhar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Raunkhar.

Raunkhar is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raunkhar is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awahar (under 2 km), Bandhar Solhsinghi (under 2 km) and Banghar Yara (under 2 km).

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

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