Village · Chhura, Raipur
# Raksi

Raksi is a village in Chhura sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493996. The 2011 Census counted 238 people in 53 households, the 141st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.
- 238 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 493996 PIN code

## Raksi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Raksi is 493996. Raksi falls in Chhura sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493996
- Gram panchayat Tohnidabri
- Community development block Chhura
- Census village code 445324

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Raksi from nearby towns?
- Chhura (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 112 km by road
- Chhura (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Raksi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Raksi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kansinghi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raipur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raksi known for?

About 49% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Raksi

Of every 100 households in Raksi in 2011, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raksi · ■ Chhura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 71%
- Toilet within the home 9% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 87%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 85% 70%
- Television 20% 19%
- Mobile phone 35% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 15% 27%
- Own their home 96% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Raksi?

■ Raksi · ■ Chhura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 72.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1204 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 956
- Working population 50.0% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 63.4% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 52 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (37%) · ■ Other work 8 (7%) · ■ Marginal 15 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhura
- Jidar 269 people
- Dharampur 264 people
- Mohtara 254 people
- Ghoghara 241 people
- Kashibahara 226 people
- Kediama 218 people
- Kudema 215 people
- Nagjhar 215 people

All 167 villages in Chhura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Raksi? 493996
- How far is Raksi from Raipur? 112 km by road
- What is the population of Raksi? 238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksi in? Raipur district (Chhura sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Raksi? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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