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About Raksan Village

Raksan is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 247 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144515
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 247
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksan compares

By the 2011 count Raksan is the 217th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Raksan

Raksan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raksan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raksan from other places

Raksan lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Raksan
Nearest town Bālāchor 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 14 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Raksan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksan village had a population of 505. That makes it the 217th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Raksan village has 247 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksan has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Raksan is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksan covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raksan is Rahon, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raksan.

Raksan is about 19 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.

Raksan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 6.5 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charan (under 2 km), Muzaffarpur (under 2 km) and Janian (under 2 km).

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

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