About Raur Village

Raur is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,514, made up of 1,346 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141007
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	2,514
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raur compares

By the 2011 count Raur is the 32nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Raur

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

Raur lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 13 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 Raur
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ludhiana Junction	13 km

Villages closest to Raur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Raur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raur village had a population of 2,514. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Raur village has 1,346 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Raur is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raur covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raur falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raur is Ludhiana Junction, about 13 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 Raur.

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

Raur is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 12 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.