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About Rakhial Village

Rakhial is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 21 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhial village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146105
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 21
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhial compares

By the 2011 count Rakhial is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rakhial

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

How far is Rakhial from other places

Rakhial lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 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 Rakhial
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 12 km
Nearest town Banga 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km

Villages closest to Rakhial

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 Rakhial

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhial village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rakhial village has 21 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhial has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rakhial is 146105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhial covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakhial falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakhial is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Rakhial.

Rakhial 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.

Rakhial is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 12 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 Manolian (under 2 km), Gondpur (under 2 km) and Chambal Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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