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About Rajgarh Village

Rajgarh is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 780 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 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 Raikot
Pincode 141108
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 780
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarh is the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 898.

Getting to Rajgarh

Rajgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 42 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 4.7 km
Nearest town Rāikot 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Chaukiman 23 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 42 km

Villages closest to Rajgarh

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.

Common questions about Rajgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarh village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Rajgarh village has 780 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarh has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

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

Rajgarh covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajgarh falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarh is Chaukiman, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rajgarh is about 42 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 Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 4.7 km away. Rāikot is about 4.7 km away. Chaukiman is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindgarh (under 2 km), Shehbazpura (1.6 km) and Jalaldiwal (2.9 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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