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About Rokhey Village

Rokhey is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 781 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rokhey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rokhey village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 781
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rokhey compares

By the 2011 count Rokhey is the 83rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rokhey

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

Rokhey lies about 23 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, 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 Rokhey
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 4.6 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 23 km

Villages closest to Rokhey

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 Rokhey

As per the Census of India 2011, Rokhey village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Rokhey village has 781 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rokhey has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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

Rokhey covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rokhey falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rokhey is Kotla Gujran, 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 Rokhey.

Rokhey is about 23 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rokhey is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 4.6 km away. Ajnāla is about 4.6 km away. Kotla Gujran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ugar Aulakh (under 2 km), Mattia (under 2 km) and Raipur Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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