# Raksha Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Raksha

Raksha is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 151 households**, the 132nd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 570people (2011)
- 151households
- 76.7%literacy
- 496661PIN code

## Raksha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raksha is 496661.** Raksha falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496661
- Gram panchayatRaksha
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446022

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raksha from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)150 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)32 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 Raksha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Raksha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalenda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Raksha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 81% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Raksha

Of every 100 households in Raksha in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raksha · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Raksha?

■ Raksha · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**953

Working population ****45.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (57%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Saraipali

- Dumarpali602 people
- Bilaigarh601 people
- Pajharapali596 people
- Pandaripani571 people
- Tengnapali569 people
- Kharkhari565 people
- Nanakpali564 people
- Kendumudi552 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raksha?496661
- How far is Raksha from Mahasamund?150 km by road
- What is the population of Raksha?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksha in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Raksha?76.7% (Census 2011)