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About Rahimabad Village

Rahimabad is a large village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,324 males and 1,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 712 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahimabad compares

By the 2011 count Rahimabad is the 6th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 712 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rahimabad

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

Rahimabad lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Rahimabad
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 9.5 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Rahimabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Rahimabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimabad village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 6th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Rahimabad village has 1,324 males and 1,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimabad has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rahimabad is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahimabad covers 712 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahimabad falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Rahimabad notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahimabad.

Rahimabad is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimabad is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 9.5 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 20 km away. Gurdaspur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dala (1.6 km), Doburji (1.9 km) and Nabi Nagar (2.4 km).

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

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