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About Rakh Jhita Village

Rakh Jhita is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 795 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Jhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Jhita village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143315
Area (hectares) 984 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 795
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakh Jhita compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Jhita is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 984 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Rakh Jhita

The census records public bus service for Rakh Jhita as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakh Jhita from other places

Rakh Jhita lies about 12 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Manawala, about 5.0 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 Jhita
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Manawala 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 12 km
District headquarters Amritsar 12 km

Villages closest to Rakh Jhita

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Jhita

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Jhita village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Rakh Jhita village has 795 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Jhita has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Jhita is 143315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Jhita covers 984 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh Jhita falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Jhita is Manawala, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakh Jhita.

Rakh Jhita is about 12 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Jhita is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 4.6 km away. Manawala is about 5.0 km away. Amritsar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bashambarpura (under 2 km), Jhita Kalan (2.5 km) and Jhita Khurd (3.0 km).

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

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