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About Rakh Othian Village

Rakh Othian is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 150 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Othian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Othian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 150
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Othian compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Othian is the 270th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rakh Othian

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

Rakh Othian lies about 8.7 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 3.6 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 Othian
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 3.6 km
Nearest town Nangli 8.4 km
District headquarters Amritsar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 29 km

Villages closest to Rakh Othian

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

Common questions about Rakh Othian

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Othian village had a population of 282. That makes it the 270th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Rakh Othian village has 150 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Othian has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Othian is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Othian covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Othian falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Othian is Verka Junction, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rakh Othian.

Rakh Othian is about 8.7 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Othian is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Verka Junction is about 3.6 km away. Nangli is about 8.4 km away. Amritsar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Othian (under 2 km), Jandiala (4.0 km) and Chahia (5.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rakh Othian today is likely to be higher.

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