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About Rakh Sarkar Ladwal Village

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 32 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Sarkar Ladwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 32
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Sarkar Ladwal compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is the 182nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Rakh Sarkar Ladwal

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakh Sarkar Ladwal as Available within <5 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 Sarkar Ladwal from other places

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal lies about 14 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 5.8 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 Ladwal
Nearest railway station Budhi 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 11 km
District headquarters Kathua 14 km

Villages closest to Rakh Sarkar Ladwal

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 Ladwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Sarkar Ladwal village had a population of 62. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal village has 32 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Sarkar Ladwal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is Budhi, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakh Sarkar Ladwal.

Rakh Sarkar Ladwal is about 14 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 Ladwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 5.8 km away. Hiranagar is about 11 km away. Kathua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladwal (under 2 km), Karandi Khurd (under 2 km) and Sanjwan (under 2 km).

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

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