About Rikhia Village

Rikhia is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 467 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhia village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	467
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	816
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rikhia compares

By the 2011 count Rikhia is the 218th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Rikhia

Rikhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rikhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rikhia from other places

Rikhia lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 4.2 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 Rikhia
Nearest railway station	Batala Junction	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	5.7 km
Nearest town	Batāla	5.7 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Rikhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhia village had a population of 848. That makes it the 218th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Rikhia village has 467 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhia has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Rikhia is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhia covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rikhia falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rikhia is Batala Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rikhia.

Rikhia is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhia is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 4.2 km away. Batala is about 5.7 km away. Batāla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.