About Rakhiyal Village

Rakhiyal is one of the larger villages in Dehgam tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,342, made up of 3,790 males and 3,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhiyal village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Gandhinagar
Tehsil	Dehgam
Pincode	382315
Area (hectares)	773.01 hectares
Population	7,342
Male Population	3,790
Female Population	3,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Rakhiyal compares

By the 2011 count Rakhiyal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents. Its 773.01 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Rakhiyal

Rakhiyal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rakhiyal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhiyal from other places

Rakhiyal lies about 22 km from Gandhinagar, and the nearest railway station is Rakhiyal, about under 2 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 Rakhiyal
Nearest railway station	Rakhiyal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dehgam	12 km
Nearest town	Dahegām	12 km
District headquarters	Gandhinagar	22 km

Villages closest to Rakhiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhiyal village had a population of 7,342. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents.

Rakhiyal village has 3,790 males and 3,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhiyal has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Rakhiyal is 382315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhiyal covers 773.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhiyal falls under Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rakhiyal is Rakhiyal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakhiyal.

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

Rakhiyal is in Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Rakhiyal is about under 2 km away. Dehgam is about 12 km away. Dahegām is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.