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About Ralhan Village

Ralhan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 810 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ralhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ralhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 810
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Ralhan compares

By the 2011 count Ralhan is the 45th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ralhan

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

Ralhan lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 1.6 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 Ralhan
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.6 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.6 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Ralhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ralhan village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 45th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Ralhan village has 810 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ralhan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ralhan is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ralhan covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ralhan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ralhan is Khuda Kurala, about 1.6 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 Ralhan.

Ralhan is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ralhan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 1.6 km away. Dasua is about 6.6 km away. Dasūya is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alar Pind (under 2 km), Kandhala Sheikhan (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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