About Rakh Wacho Village

Rakh Wacho is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 262 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.8 hectares hectares.

Rakh Wacho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Wacho village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	68.8 hectares
Population	507
Male Population	262
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Wacho compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Wacho is the 71st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 68.8 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Rakh Wacho

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

Rakh Wacho lies about 39 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 37 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 Wacho
Nearest town	Pūnch	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	30 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	37 km
District headquarters	Badgam	39 km

Villages closest to Rakh Wacho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Wacho village had a population of 507. That makes it the 71st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Rakh Wacho village has 262 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Wacho has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Rakh Wacho covers 68.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakh Wacho falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Wacho is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 37 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 Wacho.

Rakh Wacho is about 39 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Wacho is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Pūnch is about 25 km away. Khansahib is about 30 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.