About Rakh Kharoon Village

Rakh Kharoon is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 231 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Kharoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Kharoon village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181202
Area (hectares)	290.6 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	231
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Kharoon compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Kharoon is the 156th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 290.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rakh Kharoon

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

Rakh Kharoon lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 18 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 Kharoon
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	18 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	26 km
District headquarters	Jammu	26 km

Villages closest to Rakh Kharoon

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.

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Common questions about Rakh Kharoon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Kharoon village had a population of 440. That makes it the 156th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Rakh Kharoon village has 231 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Kharoon 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 Rakh Kharoon is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Kharoon covers 290.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Kharoon falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Kharoon is Bari Brahman, about 18 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 Kharoon.

Rakh Kharoon 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.

Rakh Kharoon is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 18 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 22 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.