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About Rakh Haripur Village

Rakh Haripur is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 18 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,611 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Haripur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 115.7 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 18
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,611
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 Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Haripur is the 155th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 115.7 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rakh Haripur

Rakh Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakh Haripur 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 Haripur from other places

Rakh Haripur lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Haripur
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 12 km

Villages closest to Rakh Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Haripur village had a population of 47. That makes it the 155th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Rakh Haripur village has 18 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Haripur has about 1611 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Haripur is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Haripur covers 115.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Haripur falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Haripur is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Haripur.

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

Rakh Haripur is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 12 km away. Jammu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Rakh Phalora (under 2 km) and Chak Mohdyar (1.9 km).

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

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