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About Rakhi Brah Village

Rakhi Brah is a large village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,274 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Rakhi Brah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi Brah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Rakhi Brah compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi Brah is the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Rakhi Brah

Rakhi Brah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakhi Brah 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. The nearest villages by name are Kot Hair, Kradi, Kriri and Nowgam Kothar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rakhi Brah

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi Brah village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Rakhi Brah village has 1,274 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi Brah has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Rakhi Brah covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhi Brah falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Rakhi Brah notes the nearest railway station 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 Rakhi Brah.

Rakhi Brah is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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