About Rajal Village

Rajal is a large village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,774, made up of 1,446 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1397.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Nowshehra
Pincode	185151
Area (hectares)	1397.8 hectares
Population	2,774
Male Population	1,446
Female Population	1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajal compares

By the 2011 count Rajal is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 1397.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Rajal

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

Rajal lies about 28 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 73 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 Rajal
Tehsil headquarters	Nowshehra	13 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	20 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	73 km

Villages closest to Rajal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajal village had a population of 2,774. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Rajal village has 1,446 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Rajal is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajal covers 1397.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajal falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rajal is Dugga, about 73 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajal.

Rajal is about 28 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajal is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 13 km away. Rajaori is about 20 km away. Rajouri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.