About Raikhan Village

Raikhan is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 364 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikhan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	134.95 hectares
Population	771
Male Population	364
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikhan compares

By the 2011 count Raikhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 134.95 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Raikhan

Raikhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikhan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raikhan from other places

Raikhan lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.8 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 Raikhan
Nearest railway station	Paror	2.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	29 km

Villages closest to Raikhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikhan village had a population of 771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Raikhan village has 364 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikhan has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Raikhan is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikhan covers 134.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikhan falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikhan is Paror, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raikhan.

Raikhan is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikhan is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.