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About Rajgarh Village

Rajgarh is a large village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,425, made up of 1,833 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141108
Area (hectares) 627 hectares
Population 3,425
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarh is the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 627 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rajgarh

Rajgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajgarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajgarh from other places

Rajgarh lies about 59 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nabha, about 8.6 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 Rajgarh
Nearest town Nābha 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Nabha 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 32 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 59 km

Villages closest to Rajgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarh village had a population of 3,425. That makes it the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Rajgarh village has 1,833 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarh has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Rajgarh is 141108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgarh covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajgarh falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarh is Nabha, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajgarh.

Rajgarh is about 59 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarh is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Nābha is about 7.3 km away. Nabha is about 8.6 km away. Payal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghudani Kalan (2.8 km), Babarpur (4.9 km) and Mangewal (7.4 km).

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

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