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About Rahal Chahal Village

Rahal Chahal is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 1,010 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahal Chahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahal Chahal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143412
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Rahal Chahal compares

By the 2011 count Rahal Chahal is the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rahal Chahal

Rahal Chahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahal Chahal 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 Rahal Chahal from other places

Rahal Chahal lies about 18 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 9.1 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 Rahal Chahal
Nearest railway station Vain Puin 9.1 km
Nearest town Patti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 18 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 18 km

Villages closest to Rahal Chahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Rahal Chahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahal Chahal village had a population of 1,921. That makes it the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Rahal Chahal village has 1,010 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahal Chahal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rahal Chahal is 143412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahal Chahal covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahal Chahal falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rahal Chahal is Vain Puin, about 9.1 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 Rahal Chahal.

Rahal Chahal is about 18 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahal Chahal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Vain Puin is about 9.1 km away. Patti is about 16 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aniatpur (2.1 km), Lohar (2.8 km) and Chamba Khurd (2.9 km).

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

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