About Rayil Village

Rayil is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,647, made up of 1,379 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.7 hectares hectares.

Rayil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayil village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Area (hectares)	185.7 hectares
Population	2,647
Male Population	1,379
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayil compares

By the 2011 count Rayil is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 185.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Rayil

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

Rayil lies about 3.7 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 20 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 Rayil
District headquarters	Ganderbal	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	11 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	20 km

Villages closest to Rayil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayil village had a population of 2,647. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Rayil village has 1,379 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayil has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Rayil covers 185.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rayil falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rayil is Badgam station, about 20 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 Rayil.

Rayil is about 3.7 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayil is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 3.7 km away. Kangan is about 11 km away. Badgam station is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.