About Rakh Village

Rakh is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,370, made up of 672 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	272.19 hectares
Population	1,370
Male Population	672
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh compares

By the 2011 count Rakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 272.19 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rakh

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

Rakh lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 3.4 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 Rakh
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Rakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh village had a population of 1,370. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rakh village has 672 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rakh is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh covers 272.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakh falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakh is Baijnath Paprola, about 3.4 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 Rakh.

Rakh is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 3.4 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.