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About Rakwal Village

Rakwal is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 193 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 193
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakwal compares

By the 2011 count Rakwal is the 248th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 934.

Getting to Rakwal

Rakwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakwal as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakwal from other places

Rakwal lies about 18 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 7.9 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 Rakwal
Nearest railway station Parmanand 7.9 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 8.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km

Villages closest to Rakwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakwal village had a population of 365. That makes it the 248th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Rakwal village has 193 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakwal has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Rakwal is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakwal covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakwal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakwal is Parmanand, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakwal.

Rakwal is about 18 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakwal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 7.9 km away. Dīnānagar is about 8.9 km away. Gurdaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haibat Pindi (under 2 km), Gajju Khalsa (under 2 km) and Khokhar (under 2 km).

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

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