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About Rajana Khas Village

Rajana Khas is a large village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,694, made up of 1,308 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajana Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajana Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 248.92 hectares
Population 2,694
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajana Khas compares

By the 2011 count Rajana Khas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 248.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Rajana Khas

Rajana Khas 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 Rajana Khas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajana Khas from other places

Rajana Khas lies about 6.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 2.1 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 Rajana Khas
Nearest railway station Samloti 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 6.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km

Villages closest to Rajana Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Rajana Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajana Khas village had a population of 2,694. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Rajana Khas village has 1,308 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajana Khas has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Rajana Khas is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajana Khas covers 248.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajana Khas falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajana Khas is Samloti, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rajana Khas is about 6.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajana Khas is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 2.1 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.8 km away. Kangra is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanpuri (under 2 km), Sadarpur (under 2 km) and Nihar Khola (1.5 km).

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

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