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About Rahimabad Kalan Village

Rahimabad Kalan is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 296 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimabad Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimabad Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 296
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahimabad Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rahimabad Kalan is the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 908.

Getting to Rahimabad Kalan

Rahimabad Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahimabad Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rahimabad Kalan from other places

Rahimabad Kalan lies about 29 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Rahimabad Kalan
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 29 km

Villages closest to Rahimabad Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 Rahimabad Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimabad Kalan village had a population of 545. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Rahimabad Kalan village has 296 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimabad Kalan has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Rahimabad Kalan is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahimabad Kalan covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahimabad Kalan falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rahimabad Kalan is Rahon, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahimabad Kalan.

Rahimabad Kalan is about 29 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimabad Kalan is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.1 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Samrala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Bullewal (under 2 km) and Udhowal Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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