About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is one of the larger villages in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,341, made up of 2,781 males and 2,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185133
Area (hectares)	1762 hectares
Population	5,341
Male Population	2,781
Female Population	2,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1762 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 22 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 36 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 Rajnagar
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	2.0 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	22 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	32 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	36 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 5,341. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Rajnagar village has 2,781 males and 2,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 185133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 1762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajnagar falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Dugga, about 36 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 village for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 22 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 2.0 km away. Rajouri is about 22 km away. Rajaori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.