About Rakshiyal Village

Rakshiyal is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 414 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakshiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshiyal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Aurad
Pincode	585436
Area (hectares)	407.07 hectares
Population	788
Male Population	414
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakshiyal compares

By the 2011 count Rakshiyal is the 114th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 407.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rakshiyal

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

Rakshiyal lies about 31 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Bhalki, about 17 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 Rakshiyal
Tehsil headquarters	Aurad	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalki	17 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	19 km
District headquarters	Bidar	31 km

Villages closest to Rakshiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshiyal village had a population of 788. That makes it the 114th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Rakshiyal village has 414 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshiyal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rakshiyal is 585436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakshiyal covers 407.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakshiyal falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rakshiyal is Bhalki, about 17 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 village for Rakshiyal.

Rakshiyal is about 31 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakshiyal is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 14 km away. Bhalki is about 17 km away. Bhālki is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.