Rikhia
Village in Punjab, India
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Rikhia is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from sub district headquarter, 41 kilometres (25 mi) from district headquarter and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
Rikhia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| Tehsil | Batala |
| Region | Majha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 113 ha (280 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 848 467/381 ♂/♀ |
| • Scheduled Castes | 123 68/55 ♂/♀ |
| • Total Households | 153 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone | 01871 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-18 |
| Website | gurdaspur |
Demography
As of 2011[update], the village has a total number of 153 houses and a population of 848 of which 467 are males while 381 are females.[1] According to the report published by Census India in 2011, out of the total population of the village 123 people are from Schedule Caste and the village does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.[1][2]