Village · Lad Bharol, Mandi
# Raktal

Raktal is a village in Lad Bharol sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176120. The 2011 Census counted 245 people in 57 households, the 36th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.
- 245 people (2011)
- 57 households
- 77.5% literacy
- 176120 PIN code

## Raktal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Raktal is 176120. Raktal falls in Lad Bharol sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176120
- Community development block Chauntra
- Census village code 013566

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

## How far is Raktal from nearby towns?
- Lad Bharol (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 116 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town) 56 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Raktal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Raktal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Tulah
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tulah
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Raktal known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 50% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raktal

Of every 100 households in Raktal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Raktal · ■ Lad Bharol rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 66% 84%
- No toilet (open defecation) 30% 16%
- Tap water 100% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 27%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 72%
- Use banking services 96% 94%
- Television 83% 78%
- Mobile phone 83% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 9%
- Own their home 89% 98%

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

## What is the population of Raktal?

■ Raktal · ■ Lad Bharol rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.5% 81.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 828 1218
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 882
- Working population 69.0% 59.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.7% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 72 (43%) · ■ Marginal 96 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lad Bharol
- Makan Kalan 262 people
- Kathaun 260 people
- Paniru 255 people
- Matehr 248 people
- Biru 236 people
- Bara Thana 233 people
- Jamthala 232 people
- Jol 223 people

All 147 villages in Lad Bharol

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Raktal? 176120
- How far is Raktal from Mandi? 116 km by road
- What is the population of Raktal? 245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raktal in? Mandi district (Lad Bharol sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raktal? 77.5% (Census 2011)

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