About Rakh Arnia Village

Rakh Arnia is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 68 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Arnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Arnia village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	68
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Arnia compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Arnia is the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rakh Arnia

Rakh Arnia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakh Arnia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Arnia from other places

Rakh Arnia lies about 25 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 Arnia
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	17 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	21 km
District headquarters	Jammu	25 km

Villages closest to Rakh Arnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Arnia village had a population of 131. That makes it the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Rakh Arnia village has 68 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Arnia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Arnia is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Arnia covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Arnia falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Arnia is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rakh Arnia.

Rakh Arnia is about 25 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Arnia is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 11 km away. Bari Brahman is about 17 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.