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About Rainkhol Village

Rainkhol is a small village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 180 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rainkhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rainkhol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 97.64 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 180
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rainkhol compares

By the 2011 count Rainkhol is the 109th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 97.64 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Rainkhol

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

Rainkhol lies about 36 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragbundia, about 15 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 Rainkhol
Nearest railway station Saragbundia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 17 km
Nearest town Saktī 17 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 36 km

Villages closest to Rainkhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rainkhol village had a population of 352. That makes it the 109th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Rainkhol village has 180 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rainkhol has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Rainkhol is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rainkhol covers 97.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rainkhol falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rainkhol is Saragbundia, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rainkhol.

Rainkhol is about 36 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rainkhol is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragbundia is about 15 km away. Sakti is about 17 km away. Saktī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharripara (2.5 km), Joba (3.5 km) and Barpalikalan (4.0 km).

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

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