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About Rajkhil Village

Rajkhil is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 110 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajkhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajkhil village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 105.38 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 110
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajkhil compares

By the 2011 count Rajkhil is the 43rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 105.38 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1227.

Getting to Rajkhil

Rajkhil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajkhil as Available within <5 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 Rajkhil from other places

Rajkhil lies about 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Rajkhil
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 3.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Rajkhil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajkhil village had a population of 189. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Rajkhil village has 110 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajkhil has about 718 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Rajkhil is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajkhil covers 105.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajkhil falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajkhil is Kotdwara, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Rajkhil.

Rajkhil is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajkhil is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 3.6 km away. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhari (under 2 km), Buransi (under 2 km) and Kandrora (1.6 km).

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

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