About Rachhin Village

Rachhin is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,417, made up of 1,821 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1029 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachhin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhin village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141205
Area (hectares)	1029 hectares
Population	3,417
Male Population	1,821
Female Population	1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rachhin compares

By the 2011 count Rachhin is the 12th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 1029 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Rachhin

Rachhin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachhin 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rachhin from other places

Rachhin lies about 31 km from Ludhiana. 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 Rachhin
Nearest town	Ahmedgarh	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	31 km

Villages closest to Rachhin

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Rachhin

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhin village had a population of 3,417. That makes it the 12th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Rachhin village has 1,821 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhin has about 876 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 Rachhin is 141205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachhin covers 1029 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rachhin falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Rachhin notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rachhin.

Rachhin is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhin is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ahmedgarh is about 8.5 km away. Raikot is about 14 km away. Ludhiana is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.