Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur # Rakkar Rakkar is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177042. The 2011 Census counted 221 people in 47 households, the 121st largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%. - 221 people (2011) - 47 households - 88.6% literacy - 177042 PIN code ## Rakkar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rakkar is 177042. Rakkar falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177042 - Community development block Nadaun - Census village code 016555 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rakkar from nearby towns? - Nadaun (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rakkar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Rakkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jalari - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nadaun - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rail - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rakkar known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. About 24% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rakkar Of every 100 households in Rakkar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rakkar · ■ Nadaun rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 99% - Toilet within the home 74% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 13% - Tap water 96% 87% - Drinking water within premises 67% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 78% - Use banking services 96% 90% - Television 70% 79% - Mobile phone 61% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 17% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 6% - None of these assets 9% 7% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rakkar? ■ Rakkar · ■ Nadaun rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.6% 89.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 1062 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 869 - Working population 54.3% 61.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 82.9% for women. 47% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 37 (31%) · ■ Marginal 79 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nadaun - Sai 225 people - Pukhru Palakhar 224 people - Bhadrol 223 people - Ponkhar 221 people - Chamral 219 people - Jamnoti Bari 219 people - Kamlahu 218 people - Dhaula Kuhal 216 people All 371 villages in Nadaun ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakkar? 177042 - How far is Rakkar from Hamirpur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Rakkar? 221 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakkar in? Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rakkar? 88.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/rakkar-016555/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.