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About Raun Village

Raun is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 141 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 73.05 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 141
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Raun compares

By the 2011 count Raun is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 73.05 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Raun

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

Raun lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 70 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 Raun
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 37 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 70 km

Villages closest to Raun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raun village had a population of 289. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Raun village has 141 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raun has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Raun is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raun covers 73.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raun falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raun is Harrawala, about 70 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 Raun.

Raun is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raun is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasakhal Matiyalaur (5.8 km), Koti (9.5 km) and Bingadhera Malla (10 km).

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

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