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About Rakhaltila Village

Rakhaltila is a mid sized village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 429 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.55 hectares hectares.

Rakhaltila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhaltila village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 188.55 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 429
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhaltila compares

By the 2011 count Rakhaltila is the 132nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 188.55 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 962.

Getting to Rakhaltila

Rakhaltila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhaltila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rakhaltila from other places

Rakhaltila lies about 22 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, about 24 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 Rakhaltila
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 11 km
District headquarters Cachar 22 km
Nearest town Silchar 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid 24 km

Villages closest to Rakhaltila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhaltila village had a population of 819. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Rakhaltila village has 429 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhaltila has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Rakhaltila covers 188.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhaltila falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Rakhaltila is Bhasha Shahid, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rakhaltila.

Rakhaltila is about 22 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhaltila is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 11 km away. Cachar is about 22 km away. Silchar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagram (under 2 km), Rukni Pt I (2.2 km) and Rukni Pt Ii (2.2 km).

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

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