# Rakhej Village, Sutrapada, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sutrapada, Junagadh 

# Rakhej

Rakhej is a village in Sutrapada sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362275**. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 416 households**, the 17th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 416households
- 77.1%literacy
- 362275PIN code

## Rakhej PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakhej is 362275.** Rakhej falls in Sutrapada sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362275
- Gram panchayatRakhej
- Community development blockSutrapada
- Census village code515096

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

## How far is Rakhej from nearby towns?

- Sutrapada (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)127 km by road
- Kodinar (nearest town)6 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 Rakhej?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kodinar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Rakhej known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sorghum and cotton**. About 51% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Rakhej

Of every 100 households in Rakhej in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rakhej · ■ Sutrapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**76%

Tap water ****86%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**64%

Television ****44%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Rakhej?

■ Rakhej · ■ Sutrapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**945

Working population ****52.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.4% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 468 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (5%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (9%) · **■** Marginal 568 (46%)

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 Sutrapada

- Moradiya2,485 people
- Harnasa2,444 people
- Umbri2,437 people
- Pipalva2,346 people
- Thareli2,185 people
- Vansavad2,150 people
- Rangpur2,149 people
- Mahobatpara2,124 people

[All 46 villages in Sutrapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/sutrapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakhej?362275
- How far is Rakhej from Junagadh?127 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhej?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhej in?Junagadh district (Sutrapada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhej?77.1% (Census 2011)