About Rakhi Shihilhal Village

Rakhi Shihilhal is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 214 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhi Shihilhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi Shihilhal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	29.14 hectares
Population	439
Male Population	214
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhi Shihilhal compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi Shihilhal is the 158th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 29.14 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Rakhi Shihilhal

Rakhi Shihilhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhi Shihilhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rakhi Shihilhal from other places

Rakhi Shihilhal lies about 11 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 26 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 Rakhi Shihilhal
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	4.2 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	11 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	26 km

Villages closest to Rakhi Shihilhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Rakhi Shihilhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi Shihilhal village had a population of 439. That makes it the 158th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Rakhi Shihilhal village has 214 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi Shihilhal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Rakhi Shihilhal is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhi Shihilhal covers 29.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rakhi Shihilhal falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi Shihilhal is Sopur, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rakhi Shihilhal.

Rakhi Shihilhal is about 11 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi Shihilhal is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 4.2 km away. Kupwara is about 11 km away. Kopawor is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.