# Rarauta, Palampur, Kangra – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Rarauta

Rarauta is a village in [Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/) sub-district of [Kangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **176085**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 59 households**, the 250th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 273people (2011)
- 59households
- 89.5%literacy
- 176085PIN code

## Rarauta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rarauta is 176085.** Rarauta falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176085
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011616

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rarauta from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rarauta?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Rarauta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rarauta
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Atyal Tae
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rarauta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 58% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rarauta

Of every 100 households in Rarauta in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Rarauta · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**10%

Tap water ****80%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rarauta?

■ Rarauta · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**912

Working population ****58.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 83.3% for women. 54% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 35 (22%) · **■** Marginal 125 (78%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur

- Kharti282 people
- Bharwana281 people
- Ghaghru-Btahral278 people
- Rathan274 people
- Bheri271 people
- Kandharal271 people
- Jol270 people
- Kalehr270 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rarauta?176085
- How far is Rarauta from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Rarauta?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rarauta in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rarauta?89.5% (Census 2011)