About Rajla Village

Rajla is a large village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,037, made up of 1,599 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	641 hectares
Population	3,037
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 Rajla compares

By the 2011 count Rajla is the 10th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 641 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Rajla

Rajla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajla 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 Rajla from other places

Rajla lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 19 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 Rajla
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	5.7 km
Nearest town	Samāna	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dhablan	19 km
District headquarters	Patiala	23 km

Villages closest to Rajla

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

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Common questions about Rajla

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajla village had a population of 3,037. That makes it the 10th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Rajla village has 1,599 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajla has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Rajla is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajla covers 641 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajla falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajla is Dhablan, about 19 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 Rajla.

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

Rajla is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 5.7 km away. Samāna is about 5.7 km away. Dhablan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.