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About Rajwalta Village

Rajwalta is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,071, made up of 1,108 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajwalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajwalta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 2118 hectares
Population 2,071
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Rajwalta compares

By the 2011 count Rajwalta is the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2118 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Rajwalta

Rajwalta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajwalta 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 Rajwalta from other places

Rajwalta lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Rajwalta
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Rajwalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajwalta village had a population of 2,071. That makes it the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Rajwalta village has 1,108 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajwalta has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Rajwalta is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajwalta covers 2118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajwalta falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rajwalta is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Rajwalta.

Rajwalta is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajwalta is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Billawar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewal (under 2 km), Palehal (under 2 km) and Ramkot (1.6 km).

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

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