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About Rakh Sarkar Sahllan Village

Rakh Sarkar Sahllan is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 23 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Sarkar Sahllan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Sarkar Sahllan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 23
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Rakh Sarkar Sahllan compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Sarkar Sahllan is the 187th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 904.

Getting to Rakh Sarkar Sahllan

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

Rakh Sarkar Sahllan lies about 36 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 16 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 Sahllan
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 16 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 36 km

Villages closest to Rakh Sarkar Sahllan

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 Sahllan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Sarkar Sahllan village had a population of 43. That makes it the 187th 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 Sahllan village has 23 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Sarkar Sahllan has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

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

Rakh Sarkar Sahllan covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakh Sarkar Sahllan is Ghagwal, about 16 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 Rakh Sarkar Sahllan.

Rakh Sarkar Sahllan is about 36 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 Sahllan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Ghagwal is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Hiranagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Sarkar Jar Bagni (under 2 km), Mukund Pur (3.2 km) and Allu Chak (4.7 km).

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

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