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About Rajeke Village

Rajeke is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 320 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajeke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajeke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 320
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Rajeke compares

By the 2011 count Rajeke is the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rajeke

The census records public bus service for Rajeke 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 Rajeke from other places

Rajeke lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 8.7 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 Rajeke
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 13 km
Nearest town Batāla 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Rajeke

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 Rajeke

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajeke village had a population of 592. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Rajeke village has 320 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajeke has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rajeke is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajeke covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajeke is Rattar Chattar, about 8.7 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 Rajeke.

Rajeke is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajeke is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 8.7 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Batāla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahlowali (2.3 km), Mulowali (2.3 km) and Panwan (2.5 km).

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

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