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About Raqba Village

Raqba is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,052, made up of 1,626 males and 1,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raqba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raqba village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141422
Area (hectares) 746 hectares
Population 3,052
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raqba compares

By the 2011 count Raqba is the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 746 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Raqba

Raqba 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 Raqba 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raqba from other places

Raqba lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 2.9 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 Raqba
Nearest railway station Dhat 2.9 km
Nearest town Jagraon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 22 km

Villages closest to Raqba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Raqba

As per the Census of India 2011, Raqba village had a population of 3,052. That makes it the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Raqba village has 1,626 males and 1,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raqba has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Raqba is 141422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raqba covers 746 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raqba falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raqba is Dhat, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raqba.

Raqba is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raqba is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 2.9 km away. Jagraon is about 17 km away. Ludhiana West is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandori (1.9 km), Dhat (2.2 km) and Mandiani (3.5 km).

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

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