# Rachhena Village, Vav, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/rachhena/ Village · Vav, Banas Kantha # Rachhena Rachhena is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385575**. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 390 households**, the 38th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,194people (2011) - 390households - 60.9%literacy - 385575PIN code ## Rachhena PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rachhena is 385575.** Rachhena falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385575 - Gram panchayatRachhena - Community development blockVav - Census village code507391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rachhena from nearby towns? - Vav (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)115 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)23 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 Rachhena? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rachhena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vav - ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vav - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Rachhena known for? The main crops are **clusterbean, pearlmillet/bajra and mung bean**. About 48% of the 2,349 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 Rachhena Of every 100 households in Rachhena in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rachhena · ■ Vav rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **68% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****18%** **44% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****63%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Rachhena? ■ Rachhena · ■ Vav rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **909 Working population ****50.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 41.4% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 507 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 146 (13%) · **■** Marginal 103 (9%) 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 Vav - Vavdi2,471 people - Eta2,398 people - Limbuni2,369 people - Chothar Nesda2,290 people - Jelana2,163 people - Baluntri2,158 people - Khimana Padar2,137 people - Chotil2,074 people [All 121 villages in Vav](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vav/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rachhena?385575 - How far is Rachhena from Palanpur?115 km by road - What is the population of Rachhena?2,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rachhena in?Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Rachhena?60.9% (Census 2011)