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About Rakh Phalora Village

Rakh Phalora 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 216, made up of 111 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Phalora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Phalora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 52.6 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 111
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Phalora compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Phalora is the 147th 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 52.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rakh Phalora

Rakh Phalora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakh Phalora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Phalora from other places

Rakh Phalora lies about 11 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 Phalora
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 11 km
District headquarters Jammu 11 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 12 km

Villages closest to Rakh Phalora

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 Phalora

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Phalora village had a population of 216. That makes it the 147th 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 Phalora village has 111 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Phalora has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

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

Rakh Phalora covers 52.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakh Phalora 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 km distance for Rakh Phalora.

Rakh Phalora is about 11 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Phalora is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 11 km away. Jammu is about 11 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 Haripur (under 2 km) and Chak Mohdyar (3.1 km).

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

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