MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rachhapal mean?
Rachhapal is a Punjabi form associated with rakh or rachh, protection, and pāl, keeper. The first element continues the Indo-Aryan word family of rakṣā, defence or safeguarding.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रछपाल
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਰਛਪਾਲ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rachhapal in Indian usage
18,599 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 5,396 records (29%).
- Recorded as male: 13,203 records (71%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,007 |
| 1950s | 2,334 |
| 1960s | 4,283 |
| 1970s | 4,949 |
| 1980s | 4,367 |
| 1990s | 1,276 |
| Other decades | 383 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 17,691 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 508 |
| Haryana | 158 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 116 |
| Other states | 126 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001