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About Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar Village

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 131 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 131
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is the 140th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 904.

Getting to Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar from other places

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 3.6 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 Sarkar Hiranagar
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Hira Nagar 3.6 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar village had a population of 264. That makes it the 140th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar village has 131 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is Hira Nagar, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is about 26 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about under 2 km away. Hira Nagar is about 3.6 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiranagar (under 2 km), Kariyara (under 2 km) and Dhangroli (1.5 km).

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

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