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About Rahalli Village

Rahalli is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 562 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahalli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144406
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 562
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rahalli compares

By the 2011 count Rahalli is the 94th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rahalli

Rahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahalli from other places

Rahalli lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 16 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 Rahalli
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 16 km
Nearest town Banga 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 25 km

Villages closest to Rahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahalli village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 94th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rahalli village has 562 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahalli has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rahalli is 144406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahalli covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahalli falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rahalli is Saila Khurd, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rahalli.

Rahalli is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahalli is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 16 km away. Banga is about 19 km away. Hoshiarpur 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 Thapal (under 2 km), Badhel (under 2 km) and Rupowal (under 2 km).

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

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