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About Rakh Gagrewal Village

Rakh Gagrewal is a small village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 80 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakh Gagrewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh Gagrewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 80
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakh Gagrewal compares

By the 2011 count Rakh Gagrewal is the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rakh Gagrewal

Rakh Gagrewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakh Gagrewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rakh Gagrewal from other places

Rakh Gagrewal lies about 28 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Bhalojala, about 3.3 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 Gagrewal
Nearest railway station Bhalojala 3.3 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 28 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 28 km

Villages closest to Rakh Gagrewal

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 Gagrewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh Gagrewal village had a population of 146. That makes it the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Rakh Gagrewal village has 80 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh Gagrewal has about 825 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 Gagrewal is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakh Gagrewal covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakh Gagrewal is Bhalojala, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance for Rakh Gagrewal.

Rakh Gagrewal is about 28 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 Gagrewal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhalojala is about 3.3 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 17 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gagrewal (under 2 km), Gagrewal (under 2 km) and Bhalaipur Dogra (3.2 km).

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

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