About Rachwa Village

Rachwa is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 222 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachwa village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	181551
Area (hectares)	241.6 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	222
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Rachwa compares

By the 2011 count Rachwa is the 99th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 241.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rachwa

Rachwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rachwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Phaio Manalan, Phaliana, Phool Yan and Phowalgah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rachwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachwa village had a population of 434. That makes it the 99th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Rachwa village has 222 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachwa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Rachwa is 181551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachwa covers 241.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rachwa falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Rachwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Rachwa.

Rachwa is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.