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About Rokhala Village

Rokhala is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,474, made up of 1,301 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rokhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rokhala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152031
Area (hectares) 879 hectares
Population 2,474
Male Population 1,301
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rokhala compares

By the 2011 count Rokhala is the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 879 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rokhala

Rokhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rokhala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rokhala from other places

Rokhala lies about 23 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Giddarbaha, about 11 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 Rokhala
Nearest railway station Giddarbaha 11 km
Nearest town Giddarbāha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 23 km
District headquarters Muktsar 23 km

Villages closest to Rokhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rokhala village had a population of 2,474. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Rokhala village has 1,301 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rokhala has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rokhala is 152031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rokhala covers 879 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rokhala falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rokhala is Giddarbaha, about 11 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 village for Rokhala.

Rokhala is about 23 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rokhala is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Giddarbaha is about 11 km away. Giddarbāha is about 12 km away. Gidderbaha 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 Madhir (3.3 km), Samagh (3.7 km) and Manianwala (3.9 km).

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

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