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About Rakauli Village

Rakauli is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 123 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakauli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 123
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakauli compares

By the 2011 count Rakauli is the 163rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Rakauli

The census records public bus service for Rakauli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakauli from other places

Rakauli lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 5.2 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 Rakauli
Nearest town Kūrāli 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 7.6 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Rakauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakauli village had a population of 236. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Rakauli village has 123 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakauli has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Rakauli is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakauli covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakauli falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakauli is Kurali, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rakauli.

Rakauli is about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakauli is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kūrāli is about 4.8 km away. Kurali is about 5.2 km away. Kharar is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanheri (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Jhingrah (under 2 km).

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

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