# Rachol Village, Salcete, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Salcete, South Goa 

# Rachol

Rachol is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403719**. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 382 households**, the 25th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 382households
- 85.6%literacy
- 403719PIN code

## Rachol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rachol is 403719.** Rachol falls in Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403719
- Community development blockSalcete
- Census village code626901

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

## How far is Rachol from nearby towns?

- Margao (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)12 km by road
- Margao (nearest town)12 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 Rachol?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Raia Ct
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Margao
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Margao
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Rachol known for?

The main crops are **coconuts**. Products made here include dryfish and pickle. About 59% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rachol

Of every 100 households in Rachol in 2011, 97 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Rachol · ■ Salcete rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**17%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**66%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**28%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**86%

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 Rachol?

■ Rachol · ■ Salcete rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1097

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**952

Working population ****30.1%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 78.6% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 365 (72%) · **■** Marginal 79 (16%)

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 Salcete

- Macasana1,972 people
- Cavelossim1,955 people
- Vanelim1,860 people
- Calata1,739 people
- Sernabatim1,548 people
- Deussua1,479 people
- Sirlim845 people
- Duncolim748 people

[All 35 villages in Salcete](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rachol?403719
- How far is Rachol from Margao?12 km by road
- What is the population of Rachol?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachol in?South Goa district (Salcete sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Rachol?85.6% (Census 2011)