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About Rakh Dinewal Village

Rakh Dinewal 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 1,469, made up of 790 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Dinewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Dinewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 420.15 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 790
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Dinewal compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Dinewal is the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 420.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rakh Dinewal

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

Rakh Dinewal lies about 11 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Malmori, 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 Rakh Dinewal
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Malmori 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 11 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 11 km

Villages closest to Rakh Dinewal

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 Rakh Dinewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Dinewal village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Rakh Dinewal village has 790 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Dinewal has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rakh Dinewal is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Dinewal covers 420.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakh Dinewal falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rakh Dinewal is Malmori, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakh Dinewal.

Rakh Dinewal is about 11 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakh Dinewal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 8.5 km away. Malmori is about 9.1 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinewal (under 2 km), Jahan Gir (2.1 km) and Mal Chak (2.5 km).

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

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