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About Rakh Muthi Village

Rakh Muthi is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,812 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Muthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Muthi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181203
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,812
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 115
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Muthi compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Muthi is the 21st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rakh Muthi

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

Rakh Muthi 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 Muthi
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 Muthi

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 Rakh Muthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Muthi village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 21st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Rakh Muthi village has 1,812 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Muthi has about 115 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Muthi is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Muthi covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakh Muthi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rakh Muthi.

Rakh Muthi 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 Muthi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Dhok (under 2 km), Rakh Kharoon (under 2 km) and Chak Rama (2.1 km).

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

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