# Rachhana Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Rachhana

Rachhana is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173234**. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 130 households**, the 3rd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 955people (2011)
- 130households
- 97.1%literacy
- 173234PIN code

## Rachhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rachhana is 173234.** Rachhana falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173234
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022365

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

## How far is Rachhana from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)25 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 Rachhana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rachhana; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Vakna
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Rachhana known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and beans**. About 12% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Rachhana

Of every 100 households in Rachhana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 37 a car.

■ Rachhana · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**63%

Use banking services ****99%**

**93%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****59%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****37%**

**13%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****11%**

**80%

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 Rachhana?

■ Rachhana · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****630**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**917

Working population ****37.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 95.9% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 344 (97%)

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 Kandaghat

- Up Mohal Siri Nagar2,126 people
- Wakna1,216 people
- Chail Forest Area940 people
- Up Mohal Dolag871 people
- Bisha707 people
- Rohed700 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rachhana?173234
- How far is Rachhana from Solan?30 km by road
- What is the population of Rachhana?955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachhana in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rachhana?97.1% (Census 2011)