About Raura Village

Raura is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 34 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Munsiari
Pincode	262553
Area (hectares)	52.31 hectares
Population	73
Male Population	34
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,147
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raura compares

By the 2011 count Raura is the 149th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 52.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Raura

Raura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Raura from other places

Raura lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Raura
Tehsil headquarters	Munsiari	21 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	21 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	55 km

Villages closest to Raura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raura village had a population of 73. That makes it the 149th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Raura village has 34 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raura has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Raura is 262553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raura covers 52.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raura falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raura is Kathgodam, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raura.

Raura is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raura is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.