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About Rakh Shalina Village

Rakh Shalina is a large village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,955, made up of 1,537 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Shalina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Shalina village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 192121
Area (hectares) 658.8 hectares
Population 2,955
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Rakh Shalina compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Shalina is the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 658.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Rakh Shalina

Rakh Shalina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakh Shalina 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 Rakh Shalina from other places

Rakh Shalina lies about 16 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 3.0 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 Shalina
Nearest town Pāmpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 13 km
District headquarters Badgam 16 km

Villages closest to Rakh Shalina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Shalina village had a population of 2,955. That makes it the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Rakh Shalina village has 1,537 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Shalina has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Shalina is 192121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Shalina covers 658.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakh Shalina falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Shalina is Pampur, about 3.0 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 Rakh Shalina.

Rakh Shalina is about 16 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Shalina is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Pāmpur is about 2.4 km away. Pampur is about 3.0 km away. Chadoora is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shalina (under 2 km), Bagh Shokr Shah (under 2 km) and Baghi Hyder Check Sardar Desa Singh (4.6 km).

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

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