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About Rahani Jagwal Village

Rahani Jagwal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 337 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahani Jagwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahani Jagwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 110.1 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 337
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahani Jagwal compares

By the 2011 count Rahani Jagwal is the 123rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 110.1 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rahani Jagwal

Rahani Jagwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahani Jagwal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rahani Jagwal from other places

Rahani Jagwal lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 Rahani Jagwal
Nearest town Akhnūr 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Rahani Jagwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Rahani Jagwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahani Jagwal village had a population of 642. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Rahani Jagwal village has 337 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahani Jagwal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rahani Jagwal is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahani Jagwal covers 110.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahani Jagwal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rahani Jagwal is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rahani Jagwal.

Rahani Jagwal is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahani Jagwal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 8.7 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagial (under 2 km), Pian (under 2 km) and Balgara (2.1 km).

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

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