# Ratkel Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Ratkel

Ratkel is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175025**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 44 households**, the 151st largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 147people (2011)
- 44households
- 79.7%literacy
- 175025PIN code

## Ratkel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ratkel is 175025.** Ratkel falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175025
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013847

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

## How far is Ratkel from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)12 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 Ratkel?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ratkel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sajao
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sajao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ratkel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 48% of the 51 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 Ratkel

Of every 100 households in Ratkel in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratkel · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

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

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**5%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****70%**

**96%

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 Ratkel?

■ Ratkel · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1371**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**817

Working population ****69.4%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 75.9% for women. 63% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 92 (90%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Majhehr152 people
- Mortan150 people
- Sandhera150 people
- Ban Bhangoh149 people
- Makehr Chalwan146 people
- Gehra145 people
- Dalaut143 people
- Masern141 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ratkel?175025
- How far is Ratkel from Mandi?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ratkel?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratkel in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ratkel?79.7% (Census 2011)