Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Rajapur Alias Rakra Rajapur Alias Rakra is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 2,260 people in 527 households, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 2,260 people (2011) - 527 households - 54.4% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Rajapur Alias Rakra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rajapur Alias Rakra is 497001. Rajapur Alias Rakra falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Rajapur - Community development block Surajpur - Census village code 432555 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajapur Alias Rakra from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 20 km by road - Bishrampur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajapur Alias Rakra? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur Alias Rakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 7 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Silakalee - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajapur Alias Rakra known for? About 52% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajapur Alias Rakra Of every 100 households in Rajapur Alias Rakra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajapur Alias Rakra · ■ Surajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 34% 64% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 3% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 57% 63% - Television 4% 19% - Mobile phone 11% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 27% 22% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajapur Alias Rakra? ■ Rajapur Alias Rakra · ■ Surajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.4% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 954 - Working population 57.1% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 658 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 95 (7%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 52 (4%) · ■ Marginal 484 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur - Sohagpur 2,348 people - Telaikachhar 2,346 people - Datima 2,327 people - Ketaka 2,280 people - Kharsura 2,247 people - Silphili 2,229 people - Majira 2,191 people - Dedari 2,105 people All 119 villages in Surajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajapur Alias Rakra? 497001 - How far is Rajapur Alias Rakra from Ambikapur? 20 km by road - What is the population of Rajapur Alias Rakra? 2,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajapur Alias Rakra in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Rajapur Alias Rakra? 54.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/rajapur-alias-rakra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.