Village · Karsog, Mandi
# Rakani

Rakani is a village in Karsog sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171303. The 2011 Census counted 37 people in 6 households, the 366th largest of 464 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.
- 37 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 171303 PIN code

## Rakani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rakani is 171303. Rakani falls in Karsog sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171303
- Community development block Karsog
- Census village code 015958

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rakani from nearby towns?
- Karsog (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 132 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rakani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rakani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sorshan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karsog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karsog
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Rakani known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 75% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rakani

Of every 100 households in Rakani in 2011, 83 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakani · ■ Karsog rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 96%
- Toilet within the home 83% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 22%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 83% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81%
- Use banking services 100% 93%
- Television 33% 66%
- Mobile phone 83% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 17% 10%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rakani?

■ Rakani · ■ Karsog rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 78.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 976
- Working population 56.8% 58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 57.9% for women. 44% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Karsog
- Pehran 38 people
- Sojha 38 people
- Baraikar 37 people
- Dhar Mandal 37 people
- Shanohu 37 people
- Tikkar 36 people
- Bohanda 35 people
- Jhanol 35 people

All 534 villages in Karsog

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rakani? 171303
- How far is Rakani from Mandi? 132 km by road
- What is the population of Rakani? 37 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakani in? Mandi district (Karsog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakani? 59.5% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/karsog/rakani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
