About Raulka Village

Raulka is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 893 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raulka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raulka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	2256 hectares
Population	1,674
Male Population	893
Female Population	781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raulka compares

By the 2011 count Raulka is the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 2256 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Raulka

Raulka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raulka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Raulka from other places

Raulka lies about 32 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 50 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 Raulka
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	32 km
Nearest town	Chamba	40 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	50 km

Villages closest to Raulka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raulka village had a population of 1,674. That makes it the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Raulka village has 893 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raulka has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Raulka is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raulka covers 2256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raulka falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Raulka is Kathua, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Raulka.

Raulka is about 32 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raulka is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 40 km away. Kathua is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.