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About Rail Village

Rail is a village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab.

Rail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rail village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur

How far is Rail from other places

Rail lies about 41 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 6.9 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 Rail
Nearest town Ropar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Rupnagar 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 17 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Rail

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

Rail falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rail is Rupnagar, about 6.9 km away in a straight line.

Rail is about 41 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rail is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 6.6 km away. Rupnagar is about 6.9 km away. Balachaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazidarya Bramad Rail (under 2 km), Asron (3.7 km) and Bir Sobhuwal (6.6 km).

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

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