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About Rakran Dhahan Village

Rakran Dhahan is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 883 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakran Dhahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakran Dhahan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 883
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakran Dhahan compares

By the 2011 count Rakran Dhahan is the 17th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rakran Dhahan

Rakran Dhahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakran Dhahan 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 Rakran Dhahan from other places

Rakran Dhahan lies about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 10 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 Rakran Dhahan
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 10 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 10 km
Nearest railway station Alachor 10 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Rakran Dhahan

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 Rakran Dhahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakran Dhahan village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 17th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Rakran Dhahan village has 883 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakran Dhahan has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rakran Dhahan is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakran Dhahan covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakran Dhahan is Alachor, about 10 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 Rakran Dhahan.

Rakran Dhahan is about 15 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.

Rakran Dhahan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 10 km away. Nawanshahr is about 10 km away. Alachor is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rurki Mughlan (under 2 km), Majari (1.6 km) and Majari Becharag (1.6 km).

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

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