# Sarad Makhani Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/sarad-makhani/ Village · Rakkar, Kangra # Sarad Makhani Sarad Makhani is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 51 households**, the 58th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 207people (2011) - 51households - 85.7%literacy - 177043PIN code ## Sarad Makhani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarad Makhani is 177043.** Sarad Makhani falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177043 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010762 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarad Makhani from nearby towns? - Rakkar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town)20 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 Sarad Makhani? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarad Makhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarad Bami Doam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rakkar Mao - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Sarad Makhani known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 22% of the 113 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 Sarad Makhani Of every 100 households in Sarad Makhani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sarad Makhani · ■ Rakkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****98%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **17% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **74% Use banking services ****98%** **97% Television ****77%** **77% Mobile phone ****58%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sarad Makhani? ■ Sarad Makhani · ■ Rakkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133** **930 Working population ****67.1%** **74.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 40 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 76 (55%) 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 Rakkar - Kukahar214 people - Sarad Bami Awal213 people - Nagrota Nahan212 people - Badwar207 people - Saraddai205 people - Sarad Dogri202 people - Lag Thakran199 people - Dodun Rajputan190 people [All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarad Makhani?177043 - How far is Sarad Makhani from Dharmsala?70 km by road - What is the population of Sarad Makhani?207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarad Makhani in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarad Makhani?85.7% (Census 2011)