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About Rakh Rabitar Village

Rakh Rabitar is a small village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 76 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Rabitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Rabitar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191131
Area (hectares) 273.2 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 76
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Rabitar compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Rabitar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 273.2 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Rakh Rabitar

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

Rakh Rabitar lies about 12 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Rabitar
Tehsil headquarters Lar under 2 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km

Villages closest to Rakh Rabitar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Rabitar village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Rakh Rabitar village has 76 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Rabitar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Rabitar is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Rabitar covers 273.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Rabitar falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Rabitar is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Rabitar.

Rakh Rabitar is about 12 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Rabitar is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Lar is about under 2 km away. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamwara (under 2 km), Khar Bagh (under 2 km) and Wata Lar (under 2 km).

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

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