About Rakh Village

Rakh is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 247 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Nala
Pincode	815355
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	247
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh compares

By the 2011 count Rakh is the 114th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rakh

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

Rakh lies about 15 km from Nala, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 22 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 Rakh
Tehsil headquarters	Nala	15 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	22 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	22 km

Villages closest to Rakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh village had a population of 521. That makes it the 114th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Rakh village has 247 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Rakh is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakh falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rakh is Jamtara, about 22 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 Rakh.

Rakh is about 15 km from Nala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Nala is about 15 km away. Jamtara is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.