# Rakar Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/rakar/ Village · Dharmsala, Kangra # Rakar Rakar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 289 households**, the 16th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 1,258people (2011) - 289households - 82.1%literacy - 176057PIN code ## Rakar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakar is 176057.** Rakar falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176057 - Community development blockDharmsala - Census village code009585 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakar from nearby towns? - Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmsala (nearest town)10 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 Rakar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baghni - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Rakar known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include iron articals and wooden articals. About 42% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Rakar Of every 100 households in Rakar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Rakar · ■ Dharmsala rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****79%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **29% Tap water ****85%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **40% Use banking services ****88%** **94% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Rakar? ■ Rakar · ■ Dharmsala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **917 Working population ****36.5%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (54%) · **■** Marginal 177 (39%) 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 Dharmsala - Panjlehr1,532 people - Baghni1,514 people - Nagan Pat1,272 people - Rasan1,260 people - Jhikli Dar1,250 people - Tangroti1,221 people - Ghana1,208 people - Naddi1,203 people [All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakar?176057 - How far is Rakar from Dharmsala?10 km by road - What is the population of Rakar?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakar in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rakar?82.1% (Census 2011)