# Rakse Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/rakse/ Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham # Rakse Rakse is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493996**. The 2011 Census counted **1,181 people in 240 households**, the 33rd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,181people (2011) - 240households - 69.2%literacy - 493996PIN code ## Rakse PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakse is 493996.** Rakse falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493996 - Gram panchayatRaxe - Community development blockSahaspur Lohara - Census village code439687 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakse from nearby towns? - Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)34 km by road - Gandai (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Rakse? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Rakse; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rakse known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 93% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Rakse Of every 100 households in Rakse in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rakse · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **86% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****80%** **71% Television ****33%** **23% Mobile phone ****50%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Rakse? ■ Rakse · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **991 Working population ****51.1%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 433 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (16%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 32 (5%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sahaspur Lohara - Kuwa1,271 people - Kalyanpur1,270 people - Narodhi1,208 people - Babai1,186 people - Singhauri1,170 people - Surajpur1,169 people - Achanakpur1,166 people - Suktara1,161 people [All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakse?493996 - How far is Rakse from Kawardha?34 km by road - What is the population of Rakse?1,181 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakse in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Rakse?69.2% (Census 2011)