About Rahalthal Village

Rahalthal is a large village in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,490 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahalthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahalthal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Chhatroo
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	1021.8 hectares
Population	2,835
Male Population	1,490
Female Population	1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Rahalthal compares

By the 2011 count Rahalthal is the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 1021.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rahalthal

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

Rahalthal lies about 12 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 66 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 Rahalthal
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatroo	12 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	12 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	12 km
Nearest railway station	Banihal	66 km

Villages closest to Rahalthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahalthal village had a population of 2,835. That makes it the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Rahalthal village has 1,490 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahalthal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rahalthal is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahalthal covers 1021.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahalthal falls under Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rahalthal is Banihal, about 66 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 Rahalthal.

Rahalthal is about 12 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahalthal is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district. Chhatroo is about 12 km away. Kishtwar is about 12 km away. Kishtwār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.