About Rakhota Village

Rakhota is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 169 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bhadrota
Pincode	175049
Area (hectares)	64.06 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	169
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhota compares

By the 2011 count Rakhota is the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 64.06 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1032.

Getting to Rakhota

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

Rakhota lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 36 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 Rakhota
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadrota	under 2 km
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	36 km

Villages closest to Rakhota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhota village had a population of 336. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Rakhota village has 169 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhota has about 988 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Rakhota is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhota covers 64.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhota falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhota is Joginder Nagar, about 36 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 Rakhota.

Rakhota is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhota is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about under 2 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.