# Rakchham Village, Sangla, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sangla, Kinnaur 

# Rakchham

Rakchham is a village in Sangla sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172106**. The 2011 Census counted **597 people in 139 households**, the 9th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 597people (2011)
- 139households
- 77.1%literacy
- 172106PIN code

## Rakchham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakchham is 172106.** Rakchham falls in Sangla sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172106
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027344

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

## How far is Rakchham from nearby towns?

- Sangla (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)114 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 Rakchham?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sangla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Rakchham known for?

The main crops are **fafra, agola and pea**. About 18% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Rakchham

Of every 100 households in Rakchham in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rakchham · ■ Sangla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**24%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**57%

Use banking services ****96%**

**88%

Television ****82%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**12%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****88%**

**78%

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 Rakchham?

■ Rakchham · ■ Sangla rural average

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

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**757

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**1048

Working population ****69.8%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 73% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 236 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 116 (28%) · **■** Marginal 53 (13%)

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 Sangla

- Kamru Khas936 people
- Shaung Khas683 people
- Boning Saring628 people
- Kanahi-Khas602 people
- Chhitkul582 people
- Chasu Khas540 people
- Shobre Yanang526 people
- Kupa521 people

[All 110 villages in Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakchham?172106
- How far is Rakchham from Reckong Peo?50 km by road
- What is the population of Rakchham?597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakchham in?Kinnaur district (Sangla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakchham?77.1% (Census 2011)