# Rakeli Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Rakeli

Rakeli is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,715 people in 433 households**, the 29th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,715people (2011)
- 433households
- 42.3%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Rakeli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakeli is 497001.** Rakeli falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatRakeli
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code433037

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

## How far is Rakeli from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)30 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 Rakeli?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Rakeli known for?

About 52% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Rakeli

Of every 100 households in Rakeli in 2011, 23 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakeli · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**59%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rakeli?

■ Rakeli · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**972

Working population ****55.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 35.7% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 551 (58%)

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 Ambikapur

- Katkalo1,765 people
- Ranpur Khurd1,730 people
- Ranpur Kalan1,729 people
- Manik Prakashpur Alias Khukhari1,726 people
- Chhind Kalo1,688 people
- Khajuri1,687 people
- Pampapur1,619 people
- Taparkela1,618 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakeli?497001
- How far is Rakeli from Ambikapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Rakeli?1,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakeli in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakeli?42.3% (Census 2011)