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About Rawchha Village

Rawchha is a large village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,493, made up of 1,270 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawchha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 403.1 hectares
Population 2,493
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawchha compares

By the 2011 count Rawchha is the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 403.1 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rawchha

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

Rawchha lies about 4.5 km from Rafiabad, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 11 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 Rawchha
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 11 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 11 km

Villages closest to Rawchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawchha village had a population of 2,493. That makes it the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Rawchha village has 1,270 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawchha has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rawchha is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawchha covers 403.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rawchha falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rawchha is Baramula, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Rawchha.

Rawchha is about 4.5 km from Rafiabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawchha is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 4.5 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Bāramūla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonian Saidnar (1.8 km), Duli Gund (2.6 km) and Balhama Thakan Pora (2.7 km).

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

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