# Raikhan Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Raikhan

Raikhan is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **771 people in 170 households**, the 5th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 771people (2011)
- 170households
- 88.9%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Raikhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raikhan is 176031.** Raikhan falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010523

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

## How far is Raikhan from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)3 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 Raikhan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Raikhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor Pai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Raikhan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 58% of the 135 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 Raikhan

Of every 100 households in Raikhan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raikhan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**66%

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

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**64%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****88%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Raikhan?

■ Raikhan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**891

Working population ****74.8%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 84.0% for women. 75% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (25%) · **■** Marginal 431 (75%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Darang1,378 people
- Dhanot1,185 people
- Bhati795 people
- Ghurkal774 people
- Pathiar724 people
- Luthan693 people
- Hasrol677 people
- Hiran628 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raikhan?176031
- How far is Raikhan from Dharmsala?64 km by road
- What is the population of Raikhan?771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikhan in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raikhan?88.9% (Census 2011)