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About Rayewal Bet Village

Rayewal Bet is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 395 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayewal Bet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayewal Bet village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 395
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rayewal Bet compares

By the 2011 count Rayewal Bet is the 70th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Rayewal Bet

Rayewal Bet 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 Rayewal Bet as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rayewal Bet from other places

Rayewal Bet lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 7.8 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 Rayewal Bet
Nearest railway station Dudwindi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Rayewal Bet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 Rayewal Bet

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayewal Bet village had a population of 801. That makes it the 70th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Rayewal Bet village has 395 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayewal Bet has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rayewal Bet is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayewal Bet covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayewal Bet falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rayewal Bet is Dudwindi, about 7.8 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 village for Rayewal Bet.

Rayewal Bet is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayewal Bet is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 7.8 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaffarpur (under 2 km), Sohal Khalsa (under 2 km) and Mala (under 2 km).

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

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