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About Rakkar Village

Rakkar is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 18 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 20.9 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 18
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakkar compares

By the 2011 count Rakkar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 20.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Rakkar

Rakkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakkar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rakkar from other places

Rakkar lies about 35 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Rakkar
Tehsil headquarters Amb 16 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 18 km
District headquarters Una 35 km
Nearest town Talwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Rakkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakkar village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Rakkar village has 18 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakkar has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Rakkar is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakkar covers 20.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakkar falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakkar is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakkar.

Rakkar is about 35 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakkar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 16 km away. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Una is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandoh Rakkar (under 2 km), Kaloh (2.6 km) and Sanoh (2.6 km).

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

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