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About Rara Village

Rara is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 7 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 7
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 143
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 Rara compares

By the 2011 count Rara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rara

The census records public bus service for Rara 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramewal, Ramgarh, Rampur and Randhawa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rara village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Rara village has 7 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rara has about 143 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rara is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rara covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rara falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Rara notes the nearest railway station 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 Rara.

Rara is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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